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Agency Banking-as-a-Service: The Growing Phenomenon in Africa’s Fintech Landscape
From Nigeria to Senegal to Kenya, African banks are increasingly shifting their retail services to third party networks. In June 2020, Nigeria’s MTN ...
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Ivorien, Togolese change makers grace Glo-sponsored African Voices
Two creative minds who are inspiring other Africans across the continent will be guests on a fresh edition of Glo-sponsored CNN African Voices ...
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Bank of International Settlements Chief Says Cryptocurrencies Being Used to Evade Laws- Advocates for More Regulation
Agustin Carstens, the general manager at the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), has claimed that cryptocurrencies are “used to evade laws and should ...
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MediBuddy’s valuation crosses $165 Mn in latest funding tranche
The merger of DocsApp and MediBuddy in June 2020 appears to have triggered the interest of investors in the company as the combined ...
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Disrupt Africa partners Flutterwave, GreenHouse Capital to open-source flagship fintech report
Startup-focused news and research company Disrupt Africa has announced it is to make Finnovating for Africa 2021, the third edition of its deep-dive ...
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Luminor Bank selects FIS Ambit Focus for risk management
Estonia-based Luminor Bank has selected FIS and its Ambit Focus system to cover the lender’s risk operations in the Baltics. Founded in 2017, ...
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Fintech firm #dltledgers bags US$7m Series A funding round
SINGAPORE-BASED fintech firm #dltledgers has completed a Series A funding round, which closed with a total of US$7 million. The funding round was ...
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Identity fintech Prove acquires research firm Medici Global
Prove, a New York-based fintech using people’s mobile numbers to approve logins, transactions, and e-commerce payments, has acquired Medici Global, a global fintech ...
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Nigeria-Zenith Bank Named ‘Best Nigerian Bank’ Second Successive Year
The bank was among other banks from 35 countries in Africa recognized as the prestigious U.S. magazine, Global Finance announced its 28th Annual ...
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Wirex pauses customer onboarding to address AML compliance
Crypto-friendly digital payments company Wirex has paused the onboarding of new clients in the UK at the behest of the Financial Conduct Authority ...