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Sector 03 · Technology & financial inclusion

Banking and public services, one phone away.

With our partner TIKUNET Universal Networks, we bring payments, banking and public services to people who live far from a bank, and help local businesses sell online.

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Sector 03 / TechnologyCentral African Republic
Partner
TIKUNET Universal Networks
Focus
Financial inclusion
For
Remote and unbanked people
A phone, laptop and tablet showing payment and government icons, with arcs of light linking a city skyline to the Central African Republic on a map.

Sector 03 · Connected

A phone can be the nearest bank branch.

With TIKUNET, payments and public services reach people far from a bank.

01What we do here

How we help in technology.

A

Payments and banking

Money services for people outside the banking system.

  • A.1

    Mobile payments

    A secure platform to pay, send and receive money by phone.

  • A.2

    Banking for remote areas

    Transactions and banking services for people far from a branch.

B

Government and business

Digital tools that make institutions and markets work better.

  • B.1

    Digital government

    Tools for transparent, efficient management of public resources.

  • B.2

    Online business

    Helping local businesses and entrepreneurs sell online and reach wider markets.

02On record

Banking for people far from a bank.

With the technology company TIKUNET, we built digital services that let people in remote areas send money, pay and use public services, even without a bank account.

Project 02

Technology & banking access

with TIKUNET Universal Networks Ltd

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Mobile payments
A secure way to pay and send money by phone.
Digital government
Tools that make public spending easier to track.
Online business
Help for local businesses to sell online and reach more customers.

See all our work

03How we work

Four simple steps.

You can start at any step. Most projects go best when they start with the first.

  1. Step 01

    Understand

    We study who needs the service, how they pay today and the rules that apply.

  2. Step 02

    Plan

    The partners, funding and approvals the platform needs.

  3. Step 03

    Connect

    Introductions to the authorities, banks and local businesses.

  4. Step 04

    Deliver

    Launch and follow-up, with local staff trained to run it.

05In every project

The benefits stay in the country.

We judge success by what stays after a project ends: jobs, skills and public services that work better than before.

Jobs & training

Hiring and training local people in mining, infrastructure and technology.

Good governance

Working with public bodies on transparency and against corruption.

Questions about technology

Who is TIKUNET?

TIKUNET Universal Networks Ltd is a technology company committed to financial inclusion. It is our partner on mobile payments, digital government and online business.

Can public bodies work with you on digital projects?

Yes. Part of this work supports public administration with tools for transparent and efficient management of public resources.

We want to invest in digital services. Can you help?

Yes. We help technology investors understand the market, meet the right partners and authorities, and plan the project.

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Have a technology project in mind?

A short message is enough. We reply with our first thoughts on your project.

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