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NatWest and Microsoft pool resources to help companies reduce their carbon footprint
NatWest has joined forces with Microsoft to help its business customers reduce their carbon footprints. Due to be piloted later this year, the ...
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German central bank makes case for blockchain settlement in CBDC debate
Germany’s central bank says that successful tests of a project to implement a distributed ledger for electronic securities settlement should negate the need ...
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Access Bank gets regulatory approval to acquire Grobank
Access Bank Plc has announced that it received approval from South African and Nigerian regulatory authorities to acquire South African-based Grobank Limited. The ...
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SEC case against Ripple could see Bitcoin and Ethereum pulled into the farce
In the on-going case of Ripple vs. the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), last week, the SEC refused to produce documentation on ...
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Major US banks invest $40m in Black-owned challenger Greenwood
JP Morgan Chase, Citi, and Bank of America have invested $40 million in Black-owned challenger bank Greenwood Financial. The Atlanta-based fintech aims to ...
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Nutanix appoints former IBM exec to lead channel in WEURSSA
Cloud computing services provider, Nutanix, has appointed Andrew Gill as Channel Director for Western Europe & Sub-Saharan Africa (WEURSSA). Gill will be responsible ...
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China proposes global rules for central bank digital currencies
China has proposed a set of global rules for central bank digital currencies from how they can be used around the world to ...
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Uber appoints Tope Akinwumi as Nigeria country manager
Uber has appointed Tope Akinwumi as its new Country Manager for Nigeria. Tope is an award-winning consultant with several years of professional experience ...
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TPG’s Rise Fund buys stake worth $200m in Airtel Africa’s mobile money business
Reports last month stated that Airtel Africa was looking to sell a minority stake in its mobile money business in a bid to ...
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Former HSBC exec Maguire joins UK regtech Napier
London-based regtech firm, Napier, has hired former HSBC chief operating officer Andy Maguire as an advisory board member. Maguire joins fintech after spending ...