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The Financial Industry Summit – The AFRICA CEO FORUM and IFC gear up to rethink African finance
Organised by the AFRICA CEO FORUM, in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the first edition of The Financial Industry Summit will ...
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With 17k users and $270k in GMV, Selar wants to build the passion economy of Africa
The likes of Uber and Airbnb ushered in the era of on-demand marketplaces in the last decade. Hardly a quarter went by without ...
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Russia’s gold reserves surpass its U.S. dollar holdings for first time
The value of Russian gold in its forex reserves has surpassed the country’s U.S. dollar holdings for the first time, said Russia’s central ...
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Rapyd raises $300M on a $2.5B valuation to boost its fintech-as-a-service API
A wave of organizations — propelled by global COVID-19 pandemic circumstances — are moving their commercial and financial interactions online, and today one ...
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Singapore cybersecurity firm MicroSec raises an undisclosed amount in series A funding
MicroSec, a Singapore-based cybersecurity firm, announced it has raised an undisclosed sum in its series A round of financing led by MassMutual Ventures. ...
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Singapore bourse tightens auditing rules after string of scandals
The Singapore stock exchange has tightened its requirements for listed company auditors in the wake of a series of accounting scandals that have ...
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European Banking Authority observes improved cooperation between authorities through newly established AML-CFT colleges
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its first Report on progress made by competent authorities with the setting up of colleges to ...
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Revolut applies for UK banking license
It’s hard to believe that fintech startup Revolut doesn’t have a proper banking license in its home country. But this is about to change, as ...
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FIRS creates tax audit units across the country to address illicit financial flow
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has created 35 additional Tax Audit Units across the country to address illicit financial flow. Mr Abdullahi ...
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Uganda – Airtel Money Virtual MasterCard for Online Transactions
Airtel Uganda has finally joined MTN in launching its own virtual debit Mastercard product to allow customers to make safe, convenient, and secure ...