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Susu, Sou-Sou, and Silicon: How Diaspora Money Circles Are Going Digital and Building Real Wealth

Susu, Sou-Sou, and Silicon: How Diaspora Money Circles Are Going Digital and Building Real Wealth

Long before fintech was a buzzword, Black diaspora communities were running their own financial systems — and now those ancient money circles are getting a serious tech upgrade. From Ghanaian susu clubs in the Bronx to Caribbean sou-sou networks in Atlanta, a new generation of community-led financial collectives is turning tradition into generational wealth. Here's how the diaspora is banking on itself.