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Plentywaka raises $300,000, seeks partners as it launches operations in Abuja
Fast-growing transport/delivery startup, Plentywaka, has raised $300,000 pre-seed investment to facilitate its expansion plans. According to a statement by the company, the funding ...
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StanChart to boost presence in Singapore as first ‘significantly rooted foreign bank’
A RECENT free trade agreement between the European Union and Singapore has paved the way for Standard Chartered Bank Singapore (StanChart Singapore) to ...
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Grab launches new consumer financial services
Grab announced yesterday that its financial unit, which previously focused mainly on services for entrepreneurs and small businesses, is launching a slew of consumer ...
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Agent networks across Nigeria has increased by 313% in the last 18 months to 345,000 – Ronke Kuye
The total number of agent networks across Nigeria has increased by 313% in the last 18 months to 345,000 as at the end ...
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Apple reportedly acquires startup that could turn iPhones into payment terminals
Apple has acquired a startup with technology that could turn iPhones into mobile payment terminals, according to a report by Bloomberg. Montreal-based Mobeewave ...
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Telkom makes move into financial services
Telkom has branched into the competitive space of financial services by launching a life insurance business that it said will initially sell funeral insurance. ...
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Singtel incurs additional $911 million charges from India’s Bharti Airtel stake
Singtel announced today (30 Jul) that Singtel has incurred additional charges of S$911 million from its equity share of its associate Bharti Airtel, which has ...
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Ulster Bank makes ‘eye-catching’ €278m provision for likely loan losses
Ulster Bank plunged into a deep loss in the first half of the year in the Republic as it set aside a higher-than-expected €278 ...
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Acrisure Buys Tulco’s AI Insurance Business in $400 Million Deal
Acrisure LLC, an insurance brokerage, agreed to purchase an artificial-intelligence business from Tulco LLC in a transaction valued at $400 million, the buyer’s largest deal ...
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Wirecard scandal signals EU regulatory overhaul
European Union officials have suggested that there will be changes in the supervision of fintech firms in the wake of the £1.8bn accounting ...