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Verve Partners Dlocal to Boost Tokens on Payment Platform
Verve, one of the leading payments technology company and card scheme in Africa, has announced a partnership with dLocal, the leading cross-border payment ...
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MTN gets R2.3-billion in net proceeds as it sells Jumia stake
MTN Group said on Friday it had now exited its 18.9% stake in African online retailer Jumia, making R2.3-billion in net proceeds. MTN ...
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The winners of the 2020 FinTech and RegTech Global Awards
The winners of Central Banking’s 2020 FinTech and RegTech Global Awards were unveiled on 28th October in an online ceremony. Across 21 categories, ...
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Paystack partners Google to empower SMEs in Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa
Tech startup, Paystack has disclosed that it partnered with Google to aid over 500,000 Small and Medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria, Kenya and ...
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Visa’s deal to buy fintech startup Plaid faces antitrust scrutiny
Payment processor Visa Inc’s $5.3 billion deal to buy fintech startup Plaid Inc is facing antitrust scrutiny at the U.S. Justice Department, which ...
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PayPal Invests in Racial Equality
Amid the nationwide protests against systemic racism and police brutality that took place in America in June 2020, PayPal pledged $530 million to ...
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Barclays launches accelerator for black-founded tech firms
Barclays is launching a 12-week virtual accelerator programme designed to help early-stage tech businesses founded by black entrepreneurs. The bank is working with ...
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Alibaba’s Co-Founder Lucy Peng to Get $5 Billion Richer on Ant IPO
Peng, who helped set up Alibaba’s human-resources department, was Ant Group Co.’s chief executive officer and is now executive chairwoman of Lazada Group ...
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Cambodia Central Bank Launches Bakong Blockchain Payments System
Cambodia’s blockchain-based payments platform, the digital currency-like system Cambodian central bankers call Bakong went live on Wednesday, according to the country’s central bank. ...
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Bharti Airtel to exit Ghana telecom market
Airtel Ghana is set to exit the Ghanaian telecom market after its mother company, Bharti Airtel Limited in India approved the move at ...