The US Agency for International Development Finance (DFC) and Mastercard have announced a $50m funding project to promote digitalisation and financial inclusion in Africa. The project will see DFC invest up to $50m in groups that are part of the Community Pass network, which helps to provide digital connectivity, smartphone use and ID systems to underserved communities in India, Kenya, Mauritania, Mozambique, Tanzania and Uganda. The partnership aims to make the digital economy more inclusive and sustainable for all.