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COVID-19 underlines the importance of fintech in emerging markets

A woman uses her mobile phone as she stands at her home window before a curfew, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Pikine suburb of Dakar, Senegal April 22, 2020

In developing economies, mobile solutions are no longer a luxury but a necessity Image: REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Bassim Haidar
Founder and CEO, Channel VAS
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