{"id":3630,"date":"2022-08-05T15:48:17","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T15:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=3630"},"modified":"2022-08-05T15:51:06","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T15:51:06","slug":"catapult-inclusion-africa-programme-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/catapult-inclusion-africa-programme-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa Programme 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A 5 day training and networking Bootcamp, from October 24th to 28th\u00a0 2022, run in Luxembourg, for 10 selected Fintech firms working to improve financial inclusion in Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bootcamp leverages Luxembourg\u2019s Inclusive Finance and Fintech ecosystem in order to support the selected firms in developing their businesses and achieving their inclusion goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To connect financial inclusion Fintechs from Africa with key stakeholders like Microfinance Institutions, Investors and Industry Experts and to learn how to become more efficient and effective in reaching underserved market segments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Building on the success and experience of past editions and other financial inclusion programmes, this unique bootcamp is aligned with the sustainability goals of Luxembourg\u2019s financial centre. 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