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Central bankers split on CBDC future
The debate over the value of CBDCs continues to simmer, with central bankers on either side of the pond weighing in with very ...
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Eutelsat and Facebook to extend Wi-Fi connectivity throughout Sub-Saharan Africa
Eutelsat Communications is expanding its use of the Express Wi-Fi platform in partnership with Facebook to provide broadband services via satellite across several ...
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Rwanda: Central Bank Speaks Out on Prohibitive ‘Push’ and ‘Pull’ Charges
Concerns by members of the public on the cost of transferring funds from one’s bank account to their mobile money wallets are likely ...
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Alibaba Eyes New Markets After Topping 1 Billion Users And $1.2 Trillion Worth Of Goods
Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba said it plans to seek growth in new international markets after closing the books on a record year that ...
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Nigerian fintech BFREE raises a seed round to tackle rising consumer debt in Africa
Nigerian fintech BFREE focuses on improving consumers’ financial health through its tech-enabled, credit management solution that makes collection processes more scalable, efficient, and ...
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Zimbabwe: RBZ Publishes Updated List of Forex Beneficiaries
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has published a list of institutions and individuals that have accessed foreign currency from the auction system ...
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FBNH, First Bank Boards Changes Ensured Stability –S&P
S&P Global Ratings said changes to the boards of First Bank of Nigeria Limited and FBN Holdings (FBNH) Plc, recently directed by the ...
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Safaricom in Talks to Provide M-PESA Services in Partnership with Amazon
Safaricom is in talks with Amazon over the use of its mobile money service M-Pesa on Amazon’s eCommerce platform. This move is said ...
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FedEx Launches eCommerce Learning Program For SMBs
FedEx has launched a program to help small- to medium-sized business (SMB) owners develop or expand their eCommerce operations in the wake of ...
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Facebook-Led Digital Currency Pivots to US Dollar Stablecoin
The Facebook-initiated digital currency project Diem has said it will shift its operations to the US and partner with Silvergate Bank to launch ...