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Bitso becomes Latin America first Unicorn in latest seed round
Bitso, the largest cryptocurrency platform in Latin America, has raised $250 million in Series C investment at a $2.2 billion valuation. Hedge fund ...
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Mastercard in Talks With China’s Central Bank in Push To Support Digital Yuan: Report
Mastercard is reportedly negotiating with China’s central bank to support cross-border use of the digital yuan. According to SCMP, the card payments giant ...
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Ecobank Offers Tech Companies 9% Interest Rate on Loan
Ecobank Nigeria Limited is offering a 9% interest rate for qualified technologies businesses that want to buy certain equipment or gadgets to scale ...
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Uzbekistan’s Trustbank plans Islamic banking first with ICSFS
Uzbekistan-based Trustbank has selected ICSFS and its ICS Banks Islamic banking software. The deal is hailed by both firms as the first Islamic ...
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South Africa’s consumer appetite for digital payments takes off, Mastercard study finds
Mastercard has come out with a new study that highlights South Africa’s consumer appetite for digital payments and the rising adoption of new ...
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Kuwait International Bank announces Mobiquity as digital transformation partner
Kuwait International Bank (KIB) has selected Mobiquity to help build a new digital-focused bank for retail and corporate customers. The bank’s stated ambition ...
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OmiPay, Tranglo to collaborate on cross-border payments
Australia-based OmiPay has teamed up with Malaysia-based cross-border payments specialist Tranglo to power cross-border transactions. Following the partnership, OmiPay will have access to ...
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Paypal launches POS QR code payments in Germany
Paypal has introduced its new mobile phone QR payment solution for cash register systems in Germany. The solution uses NFC technology for the ...
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JPMorgan Expands C-Suite Tech Division, Appoints First Black CIO
J.P. Morgan Chase is rounding out the C-suite in its new technology division and appointed James Reid as chief information officer the bank’s ...
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Zimbabwe: RBZ Must Work On Auction Perceptions
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has now run 43 foreign exchange auctions, and adding in the short Christmas break this means that they ...