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Standard Bank set to raise its stake in Angola – Sola David-Borha, CEO

The Johannesburg-based Standard Bank has expressed interest in raising its stake in its Angola unit after an investor in the business was detained ...

By Regtech AfricaFebruary 11, 20210

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Y Combinator pours $125k into Philippine edtech firm for software developers

Philippine-based edtech firm Avion School has raised US$125,000 from startup accelerator Y Combinator to build a school that teaches Filipinos how to become global ...

By Regtech AfricaFebruary 11, 20210

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ION to buy Dash

ION Investment Group is set to snap up another fintech, agreeing to buy options technology and execution provider Dash Financial Technologies. Irish outfit ...

By Regtech AfricaFebruary 11, 20210

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This Delhi-based startup is a digital mall for logistics services

Logistics can be a complex business in a nation like India, where technology and network go hand in hand in urban areas, but ...

By Regtech AfricaFebruary 11, 20210

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Nasdaq, New York Stock Exchange sue SEC over planned overhaul of public data feeds

Nasdaq Inc and the New York Stock Exchange have each sued the Securities and Exchange Commission, seeking to block a plan by the ...

By Regtech AfricaFebruary 11, 20210

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Ivory Coast fintech app Djamo selected for Y Combinator accelerator

Ivory Coast-based Djamo, a financial super app for consumers in French-speaking Africa, has been accepted into the Silicon Valley-based accelerator Y Combinator, banking ...

By Regtech AfricaFebruary 11, 20210

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Saudi Arabia’s central bank faces biggest overhaul in decades

Saudi Arabia’s central bank is set for its most significant changes in decades as a new law comes into force this month that ...

By Regtech AfricaFebruary 10, 20210

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MTN Group set to sell-off its 20% shareholding in BICS for $121million

South Africa’s MTN Group is selling off its 20% shareholding in Belgacom International Carrier Services SA (BICS) to Belgian state-controlled telecoms firm Proximus ...

By Regtech AfricaFebruary 10, 20210

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Facebook and Snap Inc call for a GDPR-aligned Australian Privacy Act

Two of the largest social media platforms have asked that the Australian government consider implementing many of the elements present in Europe’s General ...

By Regtech AfricaFebruary 10, 20210