FinMark Trust

FinMark Trust's purpose is making financial markets work for people in poverty by promoting #financialinclusion and regional financial integration

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Read the full story: https://t.co/TpFA2WwN8B

#DigitalKePower #EveryPaymentCounts

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🍔 From cash-only sales to more ways to pay!
With guidance and support from FinMark Trust’s Community Digitalisation project, Kasi Food Court #37 in Thembisa now accepts card, PayShap and bank transfers. More payment options. Better income records.

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Our Senior Financial Inclusion Specialist, Obert Maposa moderates panel 4 - From Policy Vision to Market Reality - exploring how to translate the strategy into implementation.

🎥 Watch live on Facebook: https://t.co/m8rWL4ZZRO

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We congratulate the @BankofBotswana on the launch of its National Fintech Strategy 2026–2030 at the Botswana Fintech Festival in Gaborone.
FinMark Trust proudly supported its development through stakeholder engagement, FinScope data and regional and global benchmarking.

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[WATCH NOW] Tune in to the 2026 Payments Conference for a fireside chat on building inclusive payment infrastructure through access, competition and adoption.

This session will be moderated by FinMark Trust Chief Executive Officer Brendan Pearce and include insights from:

Harish Natarajan – Practice Manager, Financial Inclusion and Infrastructure, World Bank
Pradeep Maharaj – Executive Director for Payments Ecosystem Modernisation Programme, SARB
Ana Maria – Head of Payment Systems, Central Bank of Colombia
Chris Hamilton – Principle, Chris Hamilton Platform

Watch the discussion here: https://t.co/8JZdR59QSo

#PaymentsConference2026 #RewiringPayments

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GBL Pilot Evaluation TOR Update
A non-compulsory virtual briefing for prospective bidders will take place on 16 October 2026 via Microsoft Teams.

Register: https://t.co/QeqQcLfUIg
Non-attendance will not disqualify a bid.

#GBLProject #Evaluation

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📢 Call for Proposals
We're seeking an experienced evaluation firm/team to evaluate the GBL Pilot.
Expertise in social protection, sustainable livelihoods and complex government programmes is required.

TOR🔗https://t.co/2BJG08F3DJ
📅 Submit by 29 Oct 2026
#Evaluation #GBLProject

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#DigitalInclusion takes building trust.
In Hammanskraal, our CLO, Joseph, is helping build confidence in #digitalpayments through the World Bank-supported #CommunityDigitalisation project and forms part of the SECO-supported IPDP.
📰https://t.co/BT12UW44cJ

[FinMark Trust @Finmarktrust]

📢 Call for Proposals
We're seeking an experienced evaluation firm/team to evaluate the GBL Pilot.
Expertise in social protection, sustainable livelihoods and complex government programmes is required.

TOR🔗https://t.co/2BJG08F3DJ
📅 Submit by 29 Oct 2026
#Evaluation #GBLProject

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ICYMI, we explored updated FinScope data and lessons from two digital tipping pilots.
Key takeaway: digital tipping is about more than technology. Awareness, trust, user experience and ecosystem collaboration all matter.
📌Catch up here: https://t.co/9mceL7x4nn
#DigitalTipping

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Tomorrow!
Join the Tips Project webinar to hear insights from our digital tipping pilots & discussions on barriers to wider adoption.
📅 22 Sept | 10h00 SAST

Register: https://t.co/sYLCGzub7T
#DigitalTipping

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What does the evidence tell us about tipping in South Africa? We’ll look at updated #FinScope data and share lessons from two #DigitalTipping pilots at our upcoming webinar.

Join us for more on what we’re learning from implementation.

👉 Register: https://t.co/sYLCGzub7T

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What would digital payments change for a spaza shop owner? We're finding out with small businesses in Thembisa and Hammanskraal. #DigitalKePower

Read Aunty Vee’s story: https://t.co/RFkf7JW9Oc

The project is supported by the World Bank under IPDP, with SECO and SARB.

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📱 What does digitalisation look like for a small business owner in Hammanskraal?

Vuyiswa Mzizi runs Aunty Vee’s Table Charm, selling kitchenware & household products from Table Charm, Tupperware and other brands.

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Extended deadline: COB 23 Sept 2026

📄View the TOR: https://t.co/dWAmfTGYMA

#FinancialInclusion #Lesotho

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📍#Consultancy opportunity | Lesotho #GIS Financial Access Points Mapping Phase 2
We seek a service provider to update the 2017 baseline into a current, geo-referenced database of financial access points across Lesotho & generate decision-ready spatial analytics.

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Extended deadline: COB 25 Sept 2026

📄View the TOR: https://t.co/dWAmfTGYMA

#FinancialInclusion #Lesotho

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#DigitalTipping could help service workers access more earning opportunities in a digital economy.
Join us on 22 September 2026 for insights from two pilot projects and a discussion on the barriers facing the sector.

Register here: https://t.co/sYLCGzub7T

#FinancialInclusion

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👉 Register: https://t.co/sYLCGzub7T

#DigitalTipping

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For many service workers, tips are an important source of income. As customers carry less cash, how can they keep receiving the tips they rely on?
Join us on 22 September 2026 as we explore digital tipping through two pilots.
10h00–11h30 SAST | Microsoft Teams

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If you have expertise in GIS, field data collection, geospatial analytics and/or financial inclusion, we want to hear from you.
🔎Details in #termsofreference: https://t.co/dWAmfTGYMA

#FinancialInclusion

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📍#Consultancy opportunity: Lesotho #GIS Financial Access Points Mapping Phase 2
We seek a service provider to update the 2017 baseline into a current, geo-referenced database of financial access points across Lesotho & generate decision-ready spatial analytics.

[FinMark Trust @Finmarktrust]

The work covers:
🔹Part A: National field data collection, GPS mapping and validation
🔹Part B: Geospatial analytics, indices and interactive web mapping
Providers can bid for Part A, Part B or both.