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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 ...

By Regtech AfricaOctober 30, 20200

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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 ...

By Regtech AfricaOctober 30, 20200

Kenya

Safaricom launches M-Pesa service for small businesses

The new service feature, ‘Pochi la Biashara’, allows business owners who do not have a Lipa na M-Pesa line to receive money from ...

By Regtech AfricaOctober 30, 20200

Nigeria

CBN releases framework for N75bn youth investment fund

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released guidelines for implementation of the proposed N75 billion Nigeria Youth Investment Fund (NYIF). CBN, in ...

By Regtech AfricaOctober 30, 20200

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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 ...

By Regtech AfricaOctober 29, 20200

Opinions

Bitcoin not the best to drive Financial Inclusion for Unbanked, says Mastercard CEO

Ajay Banga, the CEO of Mastercard believes Bitcoin is unable to function as an inclusive currency for the world’s unbanked as the cryptocurrency ...

By Regtech AfricaOctober 29, 20200

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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. ...

By Regtech AfricaOctober 29, 20200

Startup

Ex-Flipkart execs’ retail tech startup Arzooo nets $7.5m in series A round

Arzooo, an India-based business-to-business retail tech startup, announced that it has secured US$7.5 million in a series A funding round led by WRVI ...

By Regtech AfricaOctober 29, 20200

Ghana

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 ...

By Regtech AfricaOctober 29, 20200

Startup

InVideo bags $15 Mn in Series A round led by Sequoia India

Video production and editing platform InVideo has raised $15 million in its Series A funding round led by Sequoia Capital India. The round ...

By Regtech AfricaOctober 29, 20200

PayPal Invests in Racial Equality

Barclays launches accelerator for black-founded tech firms

Safaricom launches M-Pesa service for small businesses

CBN releases framework for N75bn youth investment fund

Alibaba’s Co-Founder Lucy Peng to Get $5 Billion Richer on Ant IPO

Bitcoin not the best to drive Financial Inclusion for Unbanked, says Mastercard CEO

Cambodia Central Bank Launches Bakong Blockchain Payments System

Ex-Flipkart execs’ retail tech startup Arzooo nets $7.5m in series A round

Bharti Airtel to exit Ghana telecom market

InVideo bags $15 Mn in Series A round led by Sequoia India

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