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Entries open for the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2020
The AppsAfrica Innovation Awards, is holding its sixth edition . The sixth AppsAfrica awards seeks to celebrate technology and compelling mobile applications from ...
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Philippine Central Bank Planning to Issue a Digital Currency
The governor of the central bank is bullish on the advantages of digital fiat. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the Philippine central bank, ...
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JPMorgan Chase is ditching plastic for some of its credit cards.
JPMorgan Chase is ditching plastic for some of its credit cards. The Wall Street giant’s commercial cards team is partnering with Bay Area start-up ...
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Orange and NSIA launches Orange Bank Africa in Côte d
Orange and NSIA, a leader of bancassurance have announced the launch of Orange Bank Africa, in Abidjan and Côte d’Ivoire. Orange Bank Africa, ...
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HSBC Launches Digital Account Opening in Malaysia Following BNM
HSBC Malaysia announced the launch of its digital account opening service, claiming that it is the first bank to do so in Malaysia. ...
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Safaricom Unveils Lipa Mdogo Mdogo Plan to Offer 4G Phones at Ksh 20 Daily
Safaricom, in partnership with Google today launched the Lipa Mdogo Mdogo payment plan which will allow customers who earn a daily wage to ...
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Ecobank Nigeria cuts charges for digital money transfers
Ecobank Nigeria has extended its zero-charge fee for digital money transfers below N5,000 till the end of September this year. In addition to ...
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Revolut nets £63m from share sale
Digital banking app Revolut has netted £63m ($80m) from US private equity firm TSG Consumer Partners in its latest funding round. The latest ...
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Safaricom targets one million with hire purchase 4G phones
Safaricom is targeting to sell a million 4G-enabled smartphones through a Sh20 a day hire purchase device instalment plan in partnership with Google. The ...
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Mastercard To Improve Cross-Border Business Payments Into China
Mastercard and the Bank of Shanghai announced businesses anywhere in the globe can now send payments to China more efficiently. Under Mastercard Cross-Border Services, commercial ...