Africa
Bolt focused on cementing its position in Africa with the latest Strategy
Bolt is doing something similar to what Safaricom did in Kenya two decades ago (It is also looking to repeat it in Ethiopia). ...
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WooCommerce adopts Paystack as its preferred Africa payments partner
WooCommerce, Africa’s biggest e-commerce solution, has announced an official partnership with Paystack. This new deal with Paystack integrates more closely with WooCommerce to ...
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We want to be the leading payments platform in Africa’- Cellulant CEO, Akshay Grover
Fintech companies dominate the tech ecosystem in Africa, with Nigeria alone home to over 200 fintech startups, according to McKinsey. There is an ...
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Zand set to be the first fully independent digital bank in the UAE
Zand will be the first fully independent digital bank in the UAE when it launches later this year. The startup plans to service ...
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HSBC to enter Dubai Economy’s UAE KYC Blockchain Platform
Dubai Economy, the Dubai-based Department of Economic Development (DED), has announced that HSBC will go live on its UAE KYC Blockchain platform, according ...
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FG ready to tax profits made by Google, Twitter in Nigeria, says Osinbajo
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says the federal government is set to tax profits made in Nigeria by global technology and digital firms not based ...
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SSNIT adopts Ghana Card – ID changeover from June 28 to Dec
From June 28, 2021, all Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) contributors will replace their unique scheme identification numbers with the Ghana ...
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UK investigation causes drop in Amazon shares as Google makes intraday comeback
Amazon’s shares fell, but Google’s stock finished positive despite sell pressure caused by news of an investigation. After reports of a British regulator’s ...
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Fidelity Bank announces retirement of its Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer
The Board of Director of Fidelity Bank Plc has announced the retirement of its Executive Director/Chief Operating and Information Officer, Mr Gbolahan Joshua, ...
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Saudi Arabia Approves stc Digital Bank as the First Digital Bank in the Kingdom
The Council of Ministers in Saudi Arabia approved the establishment of stc Digital Bank, thereby transforming the stc pay platform into an integrated ...