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Ethio-Life, Lumina Launch Digital Life Insurance Platform, Tapping Underinsured Ethiopian Market

Ethio-Life & General Insurance S.C and Lumia Technologies launched a digital life insurance platform. Lumina uses Fayda national ID for registration and offers claims of up to 750,000 Birr.

Data Makes the Invisible Visible: Michael Schlein on Leveraging Technology for an Inclusive Financial Architecture

"Poor people often don’t have bad credit histories; they have no credit history. They've been invisible. But now, we can finally see them," says Accion CEO Michael Schlein.

VFS Global Acquires Majority Stake in CiX Citizen Experience to Create a Centre of Excellence and Promote Brazilian Know-How in Public Service Abroad

The acquisition is centred on driving transformation through advanced digital technologies, including AI and data-driven platforms.

SantimPay Joins Ethiopia’s Digital Remittance Market with FrankRemit

SantimPay and Bank of Abyssinia have partnered to launch FrankRemit, a new digital remittance service offering instant, zero-fee international transfers to Ethiopia.

“Not Just a Target, but a Promise”: Ethiopia Commits to Universal Digital ID by 2027

At the ID4Africa 2025 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia positioned its national digital ID, Fayda, as a model for inclusive digital transformation. Over 120 vendors from 105 countries gathered in the capital.

Can Ethiopia’s E-Commerce Startups Survive a Telecom Giant’s Entry?

Ethiopian e-commerce startups are facing a new reality: a well-funded, state-backed competitor with reach, logistics, and mobile money integration in the form of Zemen Gebeya. Partner or pivot?