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JUMO and Standard Bank launch Social Finance Framework to scale inclusive finance in Africa

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Cape Town, South Africa, September 11th, 2026, FinanceWire

Designed to support the mobilisation of sustainable funding for financial inclusion and economic empowerment across Africa.

Banking technology company JUMO has launched a new Social Finance Framework (SFF) in partnership with Standard Bank’s Sustainable Finance team. The framework aligns with internationally recognised sustainable finance guidelines and provides a transparent structure for raising social finance, such as social loans and social bonds.

This will fund financially inclusive lending activities on JUMO’s technology platform to positively impact underserved individuals, micro enterprises and SMEs across the nine African markets JUMO operates in. With an addressable lending opportunity and a scalable, technology-enabled platform, JUMO is well positioned to deploy capital efficiently across high-growth African markets. The framework is also supported by a positive second party opinion from Endiligence.

Founded with a vision to close the access gap in financial systems for emerging markets, JUMO has built AI-powered technology and lasting partnerships with financial institutions and telcos to expand access to financial services for communities traditionally excluded from formal banking systems. JUMO has demonstrated rapid and accelerating scale, with over $10bn in lifetime disbursements and more than 317 million loans delivered since inception. This is underpinned by 79% year-on-year growth in disbursements and record monthly volumes. The platform delivers measurable inclusion outcomes, with millions of new-to-bank customers, significant participation from youth, women and rural populations, and meaningful exposure to low-income segments often excluded from formal finance.

The framework supports funding for eligible social activities including:

  • SME and microenterprise financing
  • Employment generation
  • Economic empowerment
  • Access to responsible digital financial services

JUMO operates digital financial ecosystems across multiple African markets, with further expansion planned across the continent.

“The launch of the framework represents an important milestone in JUMO’s sustainable finance journey and underpins our core commitment to responsible lending,’ says JUMO CEO Paul Whelpton. ‘It enables a broader pool of development finance institutions, impact investors and sustainability-focused funders to access transparent and measurable social impact opportunities in Africa.”

“The framework standardises the governance, reporting and impact measurement processes intended to provide investors with confidence that financing is directed towards eligible social activities aligned with global sustainable finance standards,’ says George Karamitsos, VP of Sustainable Finance for Standard Bank. ‘The framework provides a credible, transparent vehicle to channel institutional capital into JUMO’s proven platform at scale.”

By combining JUMO’s technology-driven banking infrastructure with sustainable finance principles, the jointly established framework aims to accelerate access to responsible credit and unlock economic opportunity for millions of underserved consumers and businesses across the continent.

Capital directly supports underserved populations, including youth, women, rural communities, and low-income individuals, with clear evidence of improved livelihoods.

About JUMO

JUMO has developed AI-led financial technology that enables banks to offer a new generation of digital credit and savings products to millions of entrepreneurs in Africa. JUMO works with partners, such as banks, e-money operators and payments providers, to facilitate high-tech information and money management systems.

Since its founding in 2015, JUMO has disbursed over $10 billion to 40 million people in Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Uganda, Côte d’Ivoire, South Africa, Benin and Cameroon. JUMO’s administration of over 317 million individual loans has proven that microcredit in Africa is imperative, impactful and sustainable.

With unmatched speed to market and low infrastructure costs, JUMO aims to bring banking to everyone, everywhere, at any time.

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About Standard Bank

The Standard Bank Group is the largest African bank by assets, operating in 21 African countries, 4 global financial centres and 2 offshore hubs.

Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, we are listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, with share code SBK, and the Namibian Stock Exchange, share code SNB. Standard Bank has a 163-year history in South Africa and started building a franchise outside southern Africa in the early 1990s. Our strategic position, which enables us to connect Africa to other select emerging markets as well as pools of capital in developed markets, and our balanced portfolio of businesses, provide significant opportunities for growth.

As at 30 June 2026, Standard Bank Group had 19.5 million clients, employed over 50 000 people (including Liberty) and had over 1 200 points of representation and over 5 600 ATMs across the African continent. The group’s largest shareholder is the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world’s largest bank, with a 19.7% shareholding. In addition, Standard Bank Group and ICBC share a strategic partnership that facilitates trade and deal flow between Africa, China and select emerging markets.

For further information, go to http://www.standardbank.com

Social Finance Framework Objectives

The framework serves five key strategic purposes:

Unlock Institutional & Impact Capital

The framework creates a credible structure through which global investors, DFIs and banks can fund sustainable lending activities on JUMO’s platform with confidence.

Scale Financial Inclusion and Social Impact

It supports funding for underserved individuals and SMEs who often lack access to traditional banking products.

Create Credibility Through International Standards

Alignment with globally recognised sustainable finance principles provides transparency, governance and market credibility.

Enable Repeat Sustainable Funding

The framework streamlines future social financing transactions and creates long-term fundraising efficiencies.

Position JUMO as a Sustainable Fintech Leader

The framework elevates JUMO beyond a fintech lender into a recognised sustainable finance platform supporting inclusive growth across Africa.

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Rose Cohen
JUMO
rose.cohen@jumo.world
+27 83 6750354

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SEAIN IND Concludes Participation in International Fastener Expo 2026

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Company holds roughly 45 buyer meetings, gains insight into North American fastener market trends, and advances follow-up business discussions

INCHEON, South Korea, 3rd Nov 2026 —  SEAIN IND Co., Ltd. (“SEAIN IND”) said it held approximately 45 buyer meetings with visitors from the United States, Canada, Mexico, India and other countries at the International Fastener Expo 2026 (IFE), held October 7-9 at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The company’s booth exhibition ran for two days, October 8-9. SEAIN IND also served as a sponsor of the International Fastener & Assembly Summit (IFAS), held on October 7, and took part in buyer-matching meetings and seminars held during the event.

 

SEAIN IND’s booth at the International Fastener Expo 2026, held October 7–9 at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo: SEAIN IND)

At the show, SEAIN IND presented its general and special washer lineup, precision press components, and copper busbars for electric-vehicle battery packs, showcasing its product supply capabilities. The company received new quote inquiries for washers and precision press components during the event and is continuing to review product specifications and hold follow-up discussions with the buyers involved.

A SEAIN IND representative consults with a buyer at the company’s booth during the International Fastener Expo 2026. (Photo: SEAIN IND)

Beyond product promotion and new customer development, the event gave SEAIN IND an on-the-ground opportunity to assess the fast-changing North American fastener market. Through exchanges with buyers and industry contacts, the company tracked shifts in the market, and said the seminars held during the event provided practical insights that will help inform its future sales strategy.

Regarding the event, which was held in Phoenix for the first time this year, SEAIN IND said it observed an increase in visitor traffic on-site, with active consultations and exchanges taking place amid a positive response from participants.

The exhibition floor of the International Fastener Expo 2026 at the Phoenix Convention Center. (Photo: SEAIN IND)

SEAIN IND operates an IATF 16949-certified quality management system and supplies washers to bolt-and-nut and other fastener manufacturers within domestic and overseas automotive supply chains. Building on its accumulated production and quality-management experience, the company is expanding cooperation with overseas customers while actively preparing for digital transformation (DX), AI transformation (AX), and carbon-emission reduction and verification.

SEAIN IND plans to review the inquiries gathered at the show and continue follow-up discussions with individual buyers. Drawing on local customer support and supply capabilities through its U.S. subsidiary, SAC Fasteners Inc., the company intends to continue expanding its customer base and supply opportunities in the North American fastener market.

SEAIN IND staff at the company’s booth at the International Fastener Expo 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo: SEAIN IND)

 

About SEAIN IND Co., Ltd.

SEAIN IND Co., Ltd. is a South Korea-based manufacturer specializing in washers and precision press components, founded in 1988 and headquartered at the Namdong National Industrial Complex in Incheon, South Korea. The company produces general and special washers, precision press components, and copper busbars, supplying products to overseas markets including the United States and Japan. Through its U.S. subsidiary, SAC Fasteners Inc., SEAIN IND supports customer engagement and local supply in North America.

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Diamond Powder Particle Size Tradeoffs in Thermal Interface Materials

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China, 3rd Nov 2026 – A thinner thermal interface looks like a straightforward way to reduce resistance between a processor and its cooling hardware. For the engineer developing the material, that goal quickly becomes a formulation problem. The filler has to fit the gap, and the mixture still has to flow into place. Choosing a finer diamond powder can help with the first requirement while making the second harder.

Suppose a TIM formulation contains coarse particles that keep an assembly from reaching its intended bond-line thickness. Moving to a finer distribution seems reasonable. At the same filler volume, however, smaller particles expose more surface for the matrix to wet. Viscosity may rise, and a mixture that worked through the dispensing equipment may become difficult to process. The thinner layer now depends on solving a different problem.

This is where Diamond Powder belongs in thermal management: as a filler dispersed in a matrix for thermal interface materials, thermally conductive adhesives, gap fillers, encapsulants, or potting compounds. It is a formulation ingredient, distinct from a CVD diamond sheet attached near a chip. The finished material gets its behavior from the combination of filler and matrix, including how they are mixed and assembled.

Thermally conductive diamond powder for evaluation as a filler in thermal management formulations.

A smaller particle changes the whole mixture

The nominal particle size tells only part of the story. A small population of oversized particles can hold a thin interface open. Agglomerates can interfere with dispensing even when the individual particles are fine enough. Looking at the full particle-size distribution and the dispersion after mixing helps explain behavior that an average size can hide.

Heat also has to cross the boundaries between diamond and the surrounding matrix. Diamond’s intrinsic thermal conductivity describes the solid material; the formulation contains polymer between particles and resistance at their interfaces. Changing particle size changes that network. A finer powder can therefore improve the achievable bond line without necessarily improving the mixture’s bulk thermal conductivity. Those are separate effects, and either can influence the assembled interface.

Adding more filler introduces another tradeoff. Higher loading can improve conductive pathways, yet it also leaves less matrix available to wet the particles and carry them through processing. Poor flow or trapped air can undermine the expected benefit. A formulation engineer has to find a workable balance between thermal transport and the consistency needed on the production line.

A blend of sizes offers room to adjust that balance. Smaller particles can occupy spaces between larger ones, changing packing behavior and potentially allowing more solids. Whether that helps depends on the proportions and surface condition as well as the mixing process. An added fine fraction may instead raise viscosity. Packing is useful because of what it enables in the formulation, rather than as an isolated target.

The application determines how much processing freedom is available. A thin TIM over a processor faces a different gap and assembly pressure from a thick gap filler. A potting compound has to flow around components inside a cavity. Carrying the same powder choice across these applications can overlook the feature that made it useful in the original recipe.

Surface treatment deserves a place in that discussion. A change intended to improve wetting can also affect adhesion or electrical behavior, so it needs evaluation in the selected matrix.

Find out which change produced the result

For the thin-interface project, the first comparison can hold the matrix and filler volume constant while changing the particle-size distribution. Keeping preparation and cure conditions consistent makes the result easier to interpret. If the finer material then needs a lower loading to dispense, that becomes a second formulation comparison. Report loading consistently as a weight or volume fraction so the difference remains clear.

Measure thermal behavior at comparable thickness, pressure, and temperature. Thermal impedance includes the layer and its contacts; measurements at several thicknesses can help distinguish bulk behavior from contact resistance. Pair those results with the bond-line thickness actually achieved during assembly. A value from a thick specimen alone leaves the original thin-gap question unresolved.

Electrical insulation and durability belong in the finished-material evaluation. The matrix and any other additives affect dielectric behavior, while aging can change the interface after assembly. Pump-out may matter for a compliant TIM; adhesion or cracking may be more relevant to a cured adhesive. These checks follow the application rather than the powder description.

Engineers reviewing Yorsuma’s diamond material range for a formulation trial can start with the matrix and the gap they are trying to fill. Explaining whether the current limit is dispensing, bond-line thickness, or measured thermal resistance gives the material discussion a useful direction. The better powder is the one that helps the formulation work in that assembly, with the result established through formulation trials and representative hardware testing.

 

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Premium Package Valemont Invest Inc to Launch Fourth Quarter 2026 Online Education Program on November 7

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Founder Evan Valemont will continue to lead the investment education division

United States, 3rd Nov 2026 – Valemont Invest Inc. announced that its investment education division will hold an online opening ceremony on November 7, 2026, to formally launch its fourth-quarter education program. Founder Evan Valemont will continue to lead the division. The program is designed to help investors understand market developments, evaluate investment opportunities and take a more structured approach to risk management and trading decisions.

According to the company, instruction will begin with practical questions about individual stock movements, the durability of market themes and rebound signals, then explore the relationships among capital flows, sector rotation and business performance. The program will invite seasoned financial market experts to participate in livestreams, connecting specific market developments with the decisions investors face in their day-to-day activities.

In an interview, Evan Valemont said the program aims to help investors clarify the reasoning behind buying, setting stop-loss levels, holding and exiting: which opportunities warrant participation, at what price level losses should be limited, what developments support holding a position and when an earlier decision should be reassessed. He emphasized that understanding the forces behind market moves can help reduce the influence of price swings and emotion on decision-making.

The program will also incorporate CortexQuant (CQ), the company’s internally developed research support system, as an instructional tool. It will help illustrate the research process, from interpreting market information and articulating an investment rationale to assessing risk. Instruction will emphasize the conditions that support a judgment and how to reassess a view when circumstances change, helping participants understand the connection between the analysis and its conclusions.

Instruction on trade execution will connect stop-loss planning and position sizing with individual risk tolerance. Topics will include defining the investment rationale and acceptable loss before buying, identifying developments to monitor while holding, and distinguishing among achieving an objective, rising risk and a change in the investment thesis when exiting. Interest rates, corporate earnings and cash flow will also be covered to help participants understand how market expectations form and evolve.

Seasoned financial market experts will participate in accompanying livestreams focused on market developments and their underlying drivers. Valemont said the sessions are intended to show participants how researchers frame questions, assess the significance of information and examine different perspectives, connecting the methods taught in the program with observations of actual market conditions.

The quarterly program will also address ongoing monitoring and post-trade review, helping participants revisit their initial judgments, the actions they took and the eventual outcomes to identify areas for improvement. By combining classroom instruction with follow-up discussions, the company aims to translate research approaches into learning methods investors can continue to apply.

Valemont concluded by reaffirming the company’s mission: “Structure creates clarity. Technology makes it scalable.” He said the program will follow that direction, using clearly organized instruction and supporting technology tools to help participants understand complex market issues.

About Valemont Invest Inc.

Valemont Invest Inc. maintains an investment education division led by founder Evan Valemont. Through online instruction and related market discussions, the division helps investors understand research methods, trading decisions and risk management.

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