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North Africa: U.S. Department of State and Google Launch Women Tech Founders Program
The U.S. Department of State, through the Providing Opportunities for Women’s Economic Rise (POWER) Initiative, and in partnership with Google’s Women Techmakers, will ...
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RBI releases new KYC regulations impacting banks and neobanks
To help ease the uncertainties faced by the Indian economy due to the second wave of COVID-19, the RBI has proposed a few ...
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HKMA announces Phases III and IV of the Open API Framework
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has announced the implementation plan for Phases III (Account information) and IV (Transactions) of the Open API ...
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Vietnamese flexible pay startup Nano raises $3M seed round
Nano Technologies, a startup that lets workers in Vietnam access their earned wages immediately through an app called VUI, has raised $3 million ...
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CBDCs – Central Banks Digital Currencies or Central Banks’ Defence against Cryptocurrencies
Central banks have been looking at cryptocurrencies for some time not without trepidation. Bank of England and Swedish Riksbank among others have contributed ...
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Safaricom records flat growth in tough financial year
Mobile network operator Safaricom, has announced its financial results which showed a flat growth in the financial year ending March 2021, despite the ...
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MoneyGram to Allow Bitcoin Buying and Selling Across Retail Network
MoneyGram Internationalhas said it will allow customers to buy and sell bitcoin (BTC, -2.69%) for cash at 12,000 U.S. retail locations through a ...
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Amazon-Backed Acko May Raise $200 Mn To Enter Unicorn Club
Amazon-backed insurance tech startup Acko General Insurance is reportedly considering a new funding round that would value the company at over $1 Bn. ...
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Remittances: Google Pay partners with Wise and Western Union Co
wise and Western Union Co have announced that Google has launched an international money transfer partnership with them for users of its U.S. ...
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Ethiopia: Ethio-Telecom New Telebirr Service to Spur Nat’l Reform
The launching of-telebirr–a reliable, inclusive, easy transaction financial service, would help create a cashless society and transform the overall economy as it fosters ...