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New GSMA Innovation Fund to back African startups delivering digital urban services
A new GSMA Innovation Fund is looking for startups in Africa, South Asia or Southeast Asia leveraging digital technology to deliver urban services ...
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Digital banking technology provider Amount hits unicorn status
Digital banking technology provider Amount has joined the unicorn club thanks to a $100 million Series D funding round. WestCap, Hanaco Ventures, Goldman ...
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Malawi: High Court Rebuffs Reserve Bank, Ordered to Amend Submission Case Against PPDA
The High Court has ordered the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) to amend its submission so it sues the right party in a ...
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Africa: CR2 Market Insight – How Covid-19 Is Shaping Self-Service Banking Trends in Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated Africa’s need to transform and adapt self-service banking to meet consumer needs, with smart ATMs playing an essential ...
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Fintech Association of Malaysia Names Its First Female President
The Fintech Association of Malaysia (FAOM) hosted its fourth Annual Grand Meeting (AGM) virtually in which the association elected Karen S. Puah as ...
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Africa: Bosta Raises $6.7m to Expand E-Commerce Delivery Business Across Africa and MENA
E-commerce is expected to grow to $28.5 billion in MENA by 2022 from a 2019 value of $8.3 billion per a recent report ...
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Africa must finance large scale youth-led businesses ― AfDB President
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called on governments and private sectors in Africa to grow, finance and support large scale youth-led businesses ...
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Parchive is committed to helping Nigerians eliminate car parking stress
Parchive App, a first of its kind technology-driven innovation, is revolutionizing the parking industry, simply by helping Nigerians search, reserve, and pay for ...
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Namibia: Convenience, Security, and Cost-Saving – Bank Windhoek Unleashes New Mobile App
Bank Windhoek reached a significant milestone this week with the introduction of its new Mobile Banking App on both the Apple App and ...
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Restrictions on Crypto Trading to Deprive Nation of Opportunities, Iranian Fintechs Warn
Startups have spoken out against government attempts to curb the operations of crypto exchanges in Iran. Cryptocurrency trading is not illegal, Iranian fintechs ...