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Vodacom Group appoints new MD for Nigeria
Vodacom Business is a leading pan-African telecommunications provider wholly-owned by the Vodacom Group. Vodacom Business (Nigeria) Limited has appointed Mr Valentine Chime as ...
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Secretive data startup Palantir has confidentially filed for an IPO
Secretive big data and analytics startup Palantir, co-founded by Peter Thiel, said late Monday it has confidentially filed paperwork with the U.S. Securities ...
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TikTok faces ban in the US; pulls out of Hong Kong
The world’s most popular short video app continues to be in the crosshairs of politicians globally. On Monday night, Secretary of State Mike ...
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CaixaBank, first Spanish bank to enable non-residents to open an account and apply for a mortgage online
CaixaBank, Spain’s leading retail bank headed by chairman Jordi Gual and chief executive officer Gonzalo Gortázar, has become the country’s first bank to present two digital ...
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Fidelity Bank appoints Chike-Obi as Board Chairman
Fidelity Bank has announced the appointment of Mustafa Chike-Obi as Chairman of the Board of Directors. The appointment has been approved by the ...
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Uber, Postmates Agree on $2.65 Billion All-Stock Deal
Uber Technologies Inc. has agreed to acquire Postmates Inc. in a $2.65 billion all-stock takeover expected to be announced as soon as Monday morning in the ...
Ghana
MTN extends fee waiver on 100 cedis MoMo for another 3 months
Telecommunications giants, MTN Ghana has extended its fee waiver for mobile money transactions of 100 cedis and less for three more months. In ...
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Safaricom promises more innovation to build on its Sh74 billion profit
Safaricom is promising to retain its annual capital spending in rolling out new products and services to address evolving needs of society. This ...
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Contactless biometrics hit fever pitch and fingerprint payment cards reach milestone
The top biometrics and digital ID stories this week were dominated by fingerprints for contactless payments and facial recognition for touchless versions of ...
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Tisa selects Atos for MiFID II blockchain utility for asset management industry
Tisa, the UK’s cross-industry financial services membership body, has called in Atos to build a European MiFID II blockchain utility for the asset ...