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Good digital ID needs great data protection
The rapid digitalization of our world is creating enormous opportunities to use personal data to empower people and promote inclusive growth more broadly. The ...
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Why is digital remittance replacing traditional money transfer
Why is digital remittance replacing traditional money transfer? Well, during the pandemic the evidence is very clear – sending money the traditional way ...
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Could Decentralized Finance Apps Replace Banks and Lenders?
Until recently, cryptocurrency was viewed with derision by many in the traditional finance industry. But new advances are forcing a rethink. Bitcoin and ...
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How Kenya’s new personal data protection law could affect researchers
The risk of infringing on privacy is growing by the day given the increased frequency and granularity of the data being collected, and ...
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Why embedded finance is the next evolution in fintech
Apple card. Shopify merchant accounts. Amazon loans. Increasingly, non-banking players are branching out into banking services to improve user experiences and tap into new ...
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Digital transformations and AfCFTA as critical imperatives for the rebound of African economies
Technological transformations through digitization as well as the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) are considered as quite critical in supporting the fast ...
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Crypto forecast for the first half of 2021
The beginning of 2021 gave a lot of all-time-high maximums for a number of cryptocurrencies, that in turn led to a series of ...
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How fintech and serial founders drove African pre-seed investing to new heights in 2020
When Stripe-subsidiary Paystack raised its seed round of $1.3 million in 2016, it was one of the largest disclosed rounds at that stage ...
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4 Digital Payment Trends to Watch in 2021
For many businesses that had previously relied on selling their products or services in person, accepting online payments has been a significant step ...
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Renewable energy critical driver of Africa’s post-COVID-19 recovery and prosperity
Panelists at the 2021 UK Africa Investment Summit event have said that renewable energy will be a critical driver of Africa’s post-COVID-19 growth ...