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<h1>With Focus on Africa, New DFC and Mastercard Collaboration to Provide up to $50 Million in Potential Financing to Enable Digitization and Financial Inclusion</h1>
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<p><strong>WASHINGTON</strong> At the close of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and Mastercard announced a collaboration to increase support to financial institutions, agricultural and technology companies, and other businesses engaged with Mastercards <strong><a href="https://www.mastercard.com/global/en/business/governments/community-pass.html">Community Pass</a></strong>, a digital platform designed to address infrastructure challenges that arise in digitizing rural communities, such as unreliable connectivity, low smartphone ownership, and lack of consistent identification or credentials.</p>
<p>Through this collaboration, DFC will seek to support potential investments of up to $50 million in organizations within the Community Pass network. Community Pass has a growing presence across five countries in Africa — Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique, and Mauritania — and is also live in India.</p>
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<p>“DFC places a priority on mobilizing private sector investment in building out digital infrastructure,” said DFC CEO Scott Nathan. “DFC and Mastercards work in bolstering financial inclusion and improving access to digital tools will help make progress toward our shared goal of bridging the digital divide.”</p>
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<p>Mastercard aims to reach 15 million Community Pass users in Africa, and 30 million users in total, by 2027. By growing the network of financial institutions and service providers on the Community Pass platform, this collaboration between DFC and Mastercard seeks to increase access to critical services in underserved communities, with the broader goal of building a more inclusive and sustainable digital economy for all.</p>
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<p>“The Community Pass platform enables businesses, governments, and NGOs to service rural and frequently offline communities. For example, farmers can access quality seeds, fertilizers, and buyers, as well as payments and credit,” said Mastercard Executive Vice President of Humanitarian and Development Tara Nathan. “Our partnership with DFC exemplifies how funding from the public sector, combined with technology and expertise from the private sector, can create a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts.”</p>
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<p>Through Community Pass, service providers can expand access to essential services and reduce the cost of delivering them. The platform helps enable digital transactions through innovative features and secure data platforms. For example, financial institutions and agtechs in Africa are using Community Pass to digitize agricultural value chains, enable access to credit, and create a bigger pool of buyers, helping smallholder farmers get paid more and faster.</p>
<p>Mastercards focus on building and scaling its Community Pass platform is just one example of the companys commitment to advancing economic development and financial inclusion in Africa. In collaboration with partners like DFC — as well as other international organizations, governments, banks, fintechs, and more — Mastercard is working to connect to individuals at the base of the pyramid with digital tools, including millions of farmers in Africa who use Community Pass to access markets, grow their enterprises, and bolster their financial security. Mastercard has also supported more than a dozen African start-ups through its award-winning <strong><a href="https://developer.mastercard.com/programs/">Start Path</a></strong> program.</p>
<p>This morning, Scott Nathan of DFC will join Tara Nathan of Mastercard for a conversation about mobilizing private sector investment and promoting financial inclusion in Africa, as well as opportunities for enabling agricultural development, climate adaptation, better health outcomes, and more. The discussion, hosted by the Center for Global Development, will be available via livestream.</p>
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<p><em>About DFC </em></p>
<p><em>U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) partners with the private sector to finance solutions to the most critical challenges facing the developing world today. We invest across sectors including energy, healthcare, critical infrastructure, and technology. DFC also provides financing for small businesses and women entrepreneurs in order to create jobs in emerging markets. DFC investments adhere to high standards and respect the environment, human rights, and worker rights. </em></p>
<p><em>About Mastercard (NYSE: MA) </em></p>
<p><em>Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all. <a href="www.mastercard.com &nbsp;&nbsp;">www.mastercard.com &nbsp;&nbsp;</a></em></p>
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