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Jaiz Bank Wins GIFA Award
Jaiz Bank Plc has been awarded as the ‘Most Improved Islamic Bank 2020’ in the world by the Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA). ...
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$5 billion fintech firm TransferWise posts fourth straight year of profitability
TransferWise, one of Europe’s most valuable private financial technology firms, just posted its fourth consecutive year of profitability. The online money transfer service ...
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Mastercard and Selcom partner to drive digital payments in Tanzania
Mastercard and Selcom announced the launch of an enhanced mobile application enabling people to centralize their payment cards, rewards programs and supported mobile banking profiles on ...
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Flywire, Mastercard Team On Cross-Border Tuition Payments
Flywire will work with Mastercard to provide discounted foreign exchange rates on cross-border tuition payments for students, according to a press release. The ...
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Tink, the Stockholm-based open banking startup, acquires OpenWrks aggregation platform
Open banking platform, Tink, is continuing its expansion across Europe with the acquisition of the aggregation platform of OpenWrks, a leading UK-based provider ...
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Mauritius-based Firm acquires Vodacom Africa’s operations in Nigeria
Convergence Partners’ subsidiary, inq. has acquired Vodacom Business Africa’s operations in Nigeria Headquartered in Mauritius, inq. (formerly Synergy Communications) has extended its reach ...
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Facebook Opens Second Africa Office in Lagos
As part of its continued commitment and ongoing investment in Africa, Facebook, today announced it will be opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria ...
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SoftBank Teams up With Reliance for TikTok India
SoftBank Group Corp is reportedly looking for partnerships with local players in India, planning to buy TikTok India. The bidders’ group in talks ...
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Klarna becomes fourth largest private fintech firm in the world
New $650m investment means the Swedish ‘buy now pay later’ company is valued at $10.6bn The value of “buy-now pay-later” finance group Klarna ...
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BIS Seeking Blockchain Expert to Lead Digital Currency Research
The Bank of International Settlements (BIS), the international body nicknamed the “central bank for central banks,” is on the lookout for a blockchain ...