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O’pay plans to expand operations to North Africa by Q1 2021
OPay, a Nigerian fintech start-up, founded by Opera, has disclosed its intention to expand its payment service operations to North Africa by the ...
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AfDB launches $50 million facility to support energy access companies through and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $20 million concessional investment from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa ...
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Binance Korea is shutting down just eight months after its launch
Binance Korea, a crypto-to-crypto exchange of Binance for Korean users, is shutting down next month. In a notice published early in the week, ...
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China’s economy to grow nearly 8% in 2021: World Bank
The World Bank has forecasted that China’s economy will grow 7.9% in 2021 despite a slowdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a report ...
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PayJoy secures $26 million debt facility from Lendable to boost smartphone financing in Mexico
PayJoy, a leading provider of financial solutions to underserved customers in emerging markets, based in Mexico City, has raised a $26 million debt ...
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Softbank Backed OPay Eyes North Africa After Nigeria Success
OPay, a Nigerian fintech startup founded by Opera, plans to expand its payments service operations to North Africa early next year after Covid-19 ...
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NSE launches X-PO, first end-to-end public offering subscription platform in Africa
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced the launching of X-PO, an online platform for the subscription of Public Offerings, in a bid ...
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The Biggest Tech Mergers and Acquisitions of 2020
For most businesses around the world, 2020 was a difficult year, business loss and economic hardship. For Big Tech, it was a boon. ...
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Kenya’s Mobile-Banking Pioneer to Expand into Money Management
The pioneer of a mobile-banking revolution in sub-Saharan Africa is in talks with financial-services providers about expanding its offerings over the next five ...
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Access Bank seals partnership with Coronation Insurance on bancassurance
Access Bank of Nigeria has entered into a partnership with Coronation Insurance to drive an efficient and effective bancassurance system, In a bid ...