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Orange, France’s largest Telco Operator eyes Nigeria
France’s largest telecom operator, Orange, is set to extend its tentacles to Nigeria and South Africa. Chief Executive Officer, Orange, Stephane Richard, who ...
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Chargeback fears Prompts Delay of Merchant Funds by ePayments Companies
Like many small businesses, Bluebonnet Photography has been hurt by the pandemic as customers have cancelled photo shoots, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Now, the Tacoma, ...
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Wirecard Teams With Payhawk For Corporate Expense Card Rollout
To offer businesses a simple way for supervising expenditures, digital financial technology firm Wirecard is teaming with Payhawk to roll out a new Visa card, according to ...
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AMTD Group Acquires Majority Stake in Blockchain-Powered Securities Exchange Capbridge
AMTD Digital, the integrated digital platform arm of AMTD Group announced that it will soon be a majority shareholder of Capbridge via a ...
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Facebook brings digital payment to WhatsApp, begins test-run in Brazil
WhatsApp, which is owned by Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook Inc., announced yesterday that it has finally launched its digital payment service. The project, which ...
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Metro Bank in talks to acquire UK P2P lender RateSetter
British challenger bank Metro is in exclusive talks to buy peer-to-peer lender RateSetter, though discussions are at an early stage, the bank said ...
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Nigeria Economic Sustainability Plan 2020 Released
The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo-led Nigeria Economic Sustainability Plan 2020, commissioned under a presidential committee, has been released. This report was produced to evaluate ...
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Google Pay might soon become a one-stop-shop in the US, Plans to add merchant buttons inside the app (GOOG, GOOGL)
Google is working on a major update to Google Pay that would allow merchants to sell goods and services within the app, according ...
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American Express secures bank card clearing licence for China’s US$27 trillion market
American Express has received approval for card clearing services in China, making it the first foreign payment network to do so. This allows ...
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Hong Kong Banks – HSBC, Standard Chartered, Airstar and WeLab race to capture new customers government payout
HSBC, the city’s biggest lender, is offering a 10 per cent saving rate for new customers who open an account to receive their ...