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International Energy Insurance appoints Ebunolu Ayeni as acting MD/CEO
Energy Insurance has announced the appointment of Mr Ebunolu Ayeni as the new acting Managing Director of the firm, following the retirement of ...
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Airtel set to sell stake in mobile money service
London-listed Airtel Africa Plc is seeking to sell a minority stake in its mobile financial services platform Airtel Money in a bid to ...
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Buy now, pay later firms such as Klarna face stricter controls
The services, offered through major retailers, allow people to split payments without paying interest and are used by millions of shoppers. But the ...
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Halal B2B e-commerce OneAgrix aims to follow Nigeria venture with Series A funding
A Singaporean start-up has its sights set on Series A fundraising this year, on the back of announcing a major public-private partnership with ...
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CDC appoints CEO of Amadeus Capital and former Global Head of Venture Capital at IFC as new Investment Committee members
DC Group, the UK’s publicly owned impact investor, has appointed two of the best-known names in the venture capital industry as investment committee ...
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A month into AfCFTA; Assessing the winners and losers, how to minimize risks
The continent is a month old into the implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). Already, the single African market can ...
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Airtel Africa’s data revenue is up 24.4% as report shows profit before tax of $482 million
Airtel Africa continues to grow as shown in its 9-month financial report [PDF] for the period ended 31 December 2020 as its company’s reported revenue ...
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Five million users to benefit from Offerservice e-commerce app
An online e-commerce platform, Offerservice, has been unveiled in Lagos, to provide opportunities for corporations, businessmen, artisans and professionals to showcase and promote ...
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Nigerian digital bank Carbon hit $240M in payments processed last year, up 89% from 2019
In 2018, Carbon, a Nigerian fintech startup, made its financials public for the first time. Although typical for foreign private startups, it’s almost an ...
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Singapore’s SDAX Gets In-Principle Approval to Launch Digital Asset Exchange
Singapore-based Company, Digiassets Exchange (SDAX) says it has received the nod from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to prepare for the launch ...