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Fintech Firm Launches Online Payment, e-Commerce Platform
A Nigerian Fintech startup, Shago Payments Limited has finally launched its bill payment and e-commerce platform, Shago, into the Nigerian financial sector to ...
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Bitsika posts impressive 2020 metrics including a 4,000% increase in transaction volume from 2019
Atsu Davoh the co-founder and CEO of Ghanaian fintech startup, Bitsika, has disclosed some key metrics milestones achieved on the platform in 2020. Launched ...
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China’s central bank faces tricky balance to support liquidity
The People’s Bank of China has taken steps to ease financial conditions after interbank rates doubled in the second half of the year, ...
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Kenya’s Remarkable Financial Inclusion Journey
Patrick Njoroge, the Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya notes the importance of digital finance in achieving high levels of financial inclusion ...
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Commodity group import index rose by 1.89% in Q3’20 —NBS
The all commodity group import index rose by 1.89 per cent between July and September 2020. The National Bureau of Statistics disclosed this ...
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Contactless limit could be raised to £100 in one of Britain’s first steps away from EU
The limit on contactless payments in Great Britain could be raised from £45 to £100 as Britain steps away from EU rules. The ...
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Bank Negara Malaysia To Issue up To 5 Digital Banking Licenses in 2022
Bank Negara Malaysia issued last year the much anticipated digital banking framework, which followed a six month public consultation period. Plans for a ...
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FCA reminds financial firms of their responsibilities after Brexit
With the UK having pulled out of the EU on New Year’s Eve, the nation’s financial regulator has reminded companies about the new ...
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Ondato secures $2m raise to fuel European expansion
Lithuanian identity verification company, Ondato has scored $2m in seed capital to fuel its continued European growth, which has been powered by Covid-19. ...
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Color raises $167 million funding at $1.5 billion valuation to expand ‘last mile’ of US health infrastructure
Healthcare startup Color has raised a sizable $167 million Series D funding round, at a valuation of $1.5 billion post-money, the company announced ...