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Stripe acquires TaxJar to add cloud-based, automated sales tax tools into its payments platform
Stripe, the privately-held payments company now valued at $95 billion, has made an acquisition to expand the range of tools (and services) that it ...
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First Bank Appoints Shobo MD-CEO, Adeduntan Retires
The Board of Directors of First Bank of Nigeria Limited has approved the appointment of Mr. Gbenga Shobo as its Managing Director/Chief Executive ...
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Quickteller unveils new ‘Transact and Win’ promo
Quickteller, Africa’s leading digital payment platform, has announced plans to reward 10 of its highest transacting customers with amazing gifts, including iPhone 12, ...
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KiwiPay partners with GIMAC to expand cashless payment solutions and financial inclusion in the region
KiwiPay has entered into a strategic partnership with GIMAC (Groupement Interbancaire Monétique de l’Afrique Centrale), through its frontier and emerging markets super- App ...
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Nigeria’s Flutterwave Recognised as ‘Pioneer’ in 2021 TIME 100 Most Influential Companies
Nigerian fintech company, Flutterwave has been listed as a “Pioneer” on TIME’s newly released list of the 100 Most Influential Companies making an ...
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JP Morgan Extends Use of Acin for Operational Risk
JP Morgan has expanded the use of Acin’s operational risk management platform to cover its global markets activities, having worked with the system ...
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6 entrepreneurs shortlisted for the 2nd cohort of ocean-inspired accelerator
On 19th April OceanHub Africa made public the 6 candidates that qualified to the second cohort of this year’s OceanHub Africa (OHA) programme. ...
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Signal Advisors receives $10 million in series A led by General Catalyst
Signal Advisors has raised $10 million in a Series A round led by Brian Ru and Hemant Taneja at General Catalyst. The latest ...
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SAHPRA launches a medical safety app for users to report any side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA), which runs under the National Department of Health, has introduced a mobile app that simplifies ...
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Nigeria: Active telephony subscriptions down by over 11 million in 5 months
After it peaked in October 2020 at 207,954,737, Nigeria’s telephony subscriptions witnessed a major decrease in the last five months. As at February ...