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Africa: U.S. Pushes Trusted Wireless Infrastructure Expansion Across West Africa
The United States is stepping up efforts to expand trusted wireless infrastructure across West Africa, backing a major initiative aimed at improving connectivity ...
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Global: Mastercard Joins TIPS Pilot to Advance Instant Cross-Currency Payments
Mastercard has joined a cross-currency instant payments pilot led by the central banks of Denmark and Sweden, marking a major step toward enabling ...
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Global: UK Payments Initiative Launches to Challenge Visa and Mastercard Dominance
A new industry-backed payments initiative has officially launched in the United Kingdom, aiming to challenge the longstanding dominance of Visa and Mastercard by ...
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Global: WEF Warns of Rising Global Financial Market Instability Amid Geopolitical Tensions
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has warned of rising instability across global financial markets, as mounting geopolitical tensions and supply chain disruptions fuel ...
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Global: Whop Launches Stablecoin-Powered Debit Card for Digital Businesses
Whop has launched a new stablecoin-powered debit card designed to allow businesses on its platform spend directly from their Whop balances without first ...
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Global: Anthropic Raises $65bn, Nears $1tn Valuation in Major AI Funding Round
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has secured $65 billion in fresh funding, pushing its post-investment valuation to $965 billion and cementing its position among ...
Global
Africa: SmartComply Targets UK Market to Reopen Africa Payment Channels with AML Technology
Compliance technology company SmartComply is expanding into the United Kingdom as part of efforts to help financial institutions reconnect with African payment corridors ...
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Global: MAS Deploys AI Initiative Using Live Bank Data to Strengthen Fraud Detection
The Monetary Authority of Singapore is collaborating with the Government Technology Agency of Singapore and the Singapore Police Force on a new initiative ...
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Global: LemFi commits $100m to UK expansion, relocates headquarters to London
LemFi is deepening its global growth strategy with a planned $100 million investment in the United Kingdom, alongside the relocation of its headquarters ...
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Africa: UK Development Finance Arm Targets £9bn Investment Push into Africa
British International Investment (BII) has unveiled a new five-year strategy aimed at mobilising £9 billion in fresh capital for Africa, signalling a stronger ...