Africa
Entrepreneurship Key to Africa’s Sustainable Growth- Elumelu
The Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Mr. Tony O. Elumelu, has reiterated that equipping young people to succeed through entrepreneurship is ...
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MEST portfolio startup, Vesicash offers payment security to African businesses with escrow services
Fintech took over, eCommerce was the darling of the Nigerian tech ecosystem. The ecosystem bloomed a little over a decade ago expectedly so ...
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Polaris Bank Partners Ikoyi Club Golf Section, Sponsors Unity Golf Tournament
Polaris Bank has announced its sponsorship of the Unity Golf Tournament organised by the Golf Section of the prestigious Ikoyi Club 1938. The ...
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Islamic FinTech is on the rise in Saudi Arabia, UAE and globally
Islamic fintech is a fast-growing segment of financial technology among Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries, with the UAE and Saudi Arabia leading ...
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BIS researchers argue for collaboration to harness the potential of CBDCs to enhance cross-border payments
A group of researchers writing for the Bank of International Settlements released a paper last week that explores the implications of central bank ...
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Waterfund commits $50M to OurCrowd’s water and agtech portfolio
Waterfund, an investment and trading firm that specializes in acquiring and managing water-related infrastructure assets has announced a deal with Israel-based crowdfunding platform OurCrowd that ...
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Bolt gets IFC’s €20million to increase access to mobility services
Bolt is partnering with International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, to promote access to on-demand mobility services in ...
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Banco Sabadell rolls out subscription management software
Banco Sabadell is to roll out a subscription management service to mobile users following a three-month collaboration with Swedish startup, Minna Technologies. Piloted ...
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KogoPAY, iDenfy expand partnership to provide streamlined digital identity verification
Identity verification services provider iDenfy has expanded its partnership with payment services app KogoPAY to enhance customer experiences. According to the press release, the partnership with iDenfy ...
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FirstBank to accept only new bank cheque from April 1st
The newly redefined and standardised cheque for the banking system is due to take effect on January 1, 2021. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) ...