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EU wants to ban high cash payments, financial market commissioner states
EU financial market commissioner Mairead McGuinness has announced a future push to ban payments of over EUR 10,000 in cash. According to the ...
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Kenyan electric mobility startup steering the clean energy revolution with launch of motorcycle fleet
Kampala-based startup Zembo offers electric motorcycles to the local bodaboda riders. Stima Mobility in Kenya also leads the way for motor-taxi to go ...
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German electronic securities law passed
The German Bundestag has passed a law on the introduction of electronic securities (eWpG), clearing the way for digital securities. The eWpG will ...
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Mastercard – Forty Percent of users plan to use digital currency for payments within the year
Credit card giant Mastercard has unveiled some incredible statistics in their latest survey, with 40% of the respondents planning to use cryptocurrencies for ...
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iXperience, a Cape Town edtech bags a $2.5M Serie A investment
Caleo Private Equity and Kalon Venture Partners, both South African investment firms, have announced the $2.5 million Series A co-investment into iXperience. iX, ...
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Hopes of a Blockchain-Empowered Africa after Ethiopia Deal with Atala Prism
The Ethiopian Ministry of Education has announced a deal with blockchain identity solution Atala Prism. Atala Prism is based on the Cardano blockchain. ...
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Maviance raises $3m from MFS Africa to digitize financial services across Central Africa
Maviance, a Cameroon-based company providing digital financial services like agency banking and bulk bill payments, has raised $3 million (€2.5 million) in equity ...
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Lili, a neobank aimed at freelancers, raises $55M as it passes 200K users
A startup that has built a neobank specifically to address the needs of freelancers and sole traders has picked up a growth round ...
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PayPal QR Codes Score First Airport Landing In Munich
Munich is now the first European airport to launch PayPal QR codes for mobile, cash-free purchases in all of its shops and Eurotrade ...
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Google Pay now lets U.S. users send money to India and Singapore
Google is jumping into the massive remittances market. The tech giant’s mobile payments service Google Pay announced that users in the U.S. will ...