AfDB approves $1.3 Million grant for M-Kopa and Pula

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Kenyan Wall Street | by Eunniah Mbabazi


The AfDB (African Development Bank) has approved two grants amounting to $1.3 million to Pula Advisors Kenya Ltd and M-Kopa Kenya Ltd; both financial technology firms. The funding seeks to empower research, which will increase African women’s access to a range of digital financial services, including loans and micro-insurance.

The grants, $1 million for Pula and $300,000 for M-Kopa, will be disbursed through the Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI), a blended finance vehicle supported by AfDB.

Pula will use the $1 million to research social, cultural and economic factors that…

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[Photo credit: Sia Kambou / AFP / Getty Images]

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