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DECEMBER 11, 2019

Since the rise of M-Pesa in 2007, mobile money wallets have become prevalent across Africa. In the past few years, we have been relentlessly focused on creating new digital pathways between mobile money users in Africa. That addition comes as, according to the World Bank, remittances to sub-Saharan Africa are set to increase by over 5.6

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JULY 30, 2019

Founded in Nigeria, Flutterwave is a a payments API that makes it easier for banks and businesses to process payments across Africa. We’ve managed to connect African countries…to each other, so it was about time we connected Africa to the world. We started with the U.S. …

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Chris Skinner

MAY 31, 2017

I saw a really interesting presentation in Kigali at the Dot Finance Africa FinTech Summit from Yasaman Hadjibashi, Chief Creation Officer with Barclays Africa (soon to be something else). She began with a discussion of the make-up of Africa: By 2050, it is expected that the population will double from 1.2 billion today to 2.4

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Tom Groenfeldt

MAY 10, 2019

The World Council of Credit Unions helps develop new technology, like mobile banking, that credit unions need but cant afford to develop on their own.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

Over the last three years, the open banking model has continued to proliferate in markets around the world — even in jurisdictions, like the U.S., Xero Drives Open Banking In South Africa With Nedbank. Last week, the U.K. where there is no open banking regulatory mandate. Citi Drives ISO 20022 Adoption With Volante.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

As the world has accelerated online adoption in the face of COVID-19, any smart business knows it’s time to think global in its payment strategy if they want to grow in the upcoming years. The new hires come as the company looks to expand into the Middle East and Africa. Consumer spending in Africa is forecast to hit $2.1

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APRIL 12, 2019

FinTech firms are tackling everyday challenges across Africa by digitizing payments and providing increased transparency. However, before we feed the world, we will need to feed ourselves as a continent.”. Overall, the agriculture market in Africa is projected to grow to $1 trillion by 2030.

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JANUARY 22, 2020

Western Union is partnering with global telecommunications firm Bharti Airtel for global money transfers across emerging markets in Africa and India, Western Union announced on Wednesday (Jan. The talk will discuss how emerging markets like India and Africa are changing the essence of multilateralism.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The founder of Moven, Brett King, said the new venture would be a “world-class” bank, and that it would set its sights on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. The company also recently teamed up with Almoayed Technologies, based in Bahrain, to promote expansion into Africa and more of the Middle East.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The offer will be available for any school around the world offering Flywire as a payment method for international tuition through the 2020 fall term for students from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Kenya and Ghana, the release stated.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 9, 2016

It is Africa’s premier FinTech event, drawing people from all over the countries of sub-Sahara Africa. What struck me as I listened to lots of keynotes about mobile innovation and mobile financial inclusion, is that Africa is actually leading the world in …

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Retailers across Europe, the Middle East and Africa will be able to post ads for free on Google’s Shopping tab starting in mid-October. 30), the tech and search engine giant said it is expanding its free ad initiative to other regions around the world after a successful debut in the United States earlier this year.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Mobile-first international payment network TerraPay is partnering with UBA Group , a leading pan-African financial services company, to offer real-time money transfer services to existing customers in 20 countries across Africa. Africa is, notably, among the world’s largest recipients of cross-border remittances.

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Chris Skinner

JUNE 4, 2017

This week I’ve been mainly blogging about developments in Africa and China. Thoughts on Dot Finance Africa … We need some education (but no thought control) I often think we need a reality check when it comes to digital finance. I’m hearing murmurs of a financial crisis rising again.

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 2, 2016

Things we’re reading today include … Goldman banker on leave over Trump hats Barclays shares fall 7% on results Why is Barclays pulling out of Africa? Africa sale gives Barclays ‘clear vision’ World’s super rich keep buying up luxury goods in face of wealth decline Japan plays catch-up in fintech race London Calling?

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JANUARY 22, 2020

African unicorn Jumia , the first technology startup in Africa to list on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), is focused on becoming profitable after a troubling 2019, according to a Reuters report on Wednesday (Jan. When Jumia went public in April 2019, it was seen as a sign for the future prospects of eCommerce in Africa, home to some 1.3

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Before the pandemic, late B2B payments put a cash flow crunch on countless small and medium-sized businesses around the world. 50+ large corporates across South Africa have vowed to pay their small and medium suppliers in 30 days , reports from IT-Online said recently.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2020

TerraPay, a Dutch FinTech, has been acquired by a number of investors, including Prime Ventures, Partech Africa and management for an undisclosed amount. The company holds more than 25 licenses to do business in more than 60 countries in Africa , Asia and Europe, per the release. “We TerraPay was launched in 2015.

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MARCH 23, 2020

Nigeria-based eCommerce and payments startup Jumia is supporting the fight against COVID-19 in Africa by using its platform to offer information, delivery and supplies. “We By tapping networks beyond Africa, Jumia has been able to donate and distribute face masks to numerous health ministries in Uganda, Kenya, Morocco and more.

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JULY 29, 2020

PayU, which provides a digital payment platform for merchants and other retailers around the world, plans to roll out Feedzai’s transaction monitoring system in its Latin America markets, including Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Panama.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2019

Separately, in Africa, reported Quartz , a Series C funding round — the largest ever by a FinTech focused on the region — brought $170 million to Branch International , split between $100 million in debt and $70 million in equity. Later this year, we’ll announce high-yield savings accounts … in Africa.”

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

launches its spinoff company, M10 Networks, to develop solutions for digital currency, and Visa and MFS Africa team up to connect Africa’s 180 million mobile wallets. Visa, MFS Africa Team to Take Mobile Wallets Cross-Border. Also, open banking platform Token.io ECB President Touts Benefits of Central Banks Launching Crypto.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

This latest round of funding is intended to fuel its growth in Africa, Asia and Latin America, the Singapore-based company said. The investment was led by Helios Investment Partners of London, a private equity investing firm operating in Africa, and included Checkout.com, the connected payments technology based in London.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

The World Economic Forum (WEF) revealed that cybersecurity, changing energy prices and the ability for countries to provide proper governance were among the largest threats businesses faced this year. Meanwhile, in Eurasia, the Middle East and North Africa, the biggest risk to businesses were changes in energy prices.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

“We are proud to have supported Luno as an early investor, and we recognize a shared commitment to building mission-driven companies that can help transform traditional financial services and improve economic freedom for people all over the world,” DCG Founder and CEO Barry Silbert said in the announcement.

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APRIL 12, 2019

To help merchants sells products to markets in Africa, DHL is rolling out its DHL Africa eShop app. retailers online in markets across Africa, according to reports. The platform will also use the Link Commerce white-label offering from Mall for Africa , which will help with payments, delivery and procurement.

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JUNE 24, 2020

The B2B firm said it works with “leading money transfer operators, mobile wallet operators and financial institutions to facilitate digital transactions without borders,” and is regulated in more than 45 countries around the world. Along with IFC, those same entities have invested $9.6 million into the company to aid with expansion.

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Chris Skinner

JULY 20, 2017

Revealed: The world’s 10 largest companies by revenue Bitcoin swings as civil war looms ECB warns stimulus programme still has a way to run U.S. attempt to limit Wall Street bonuses fizzles out quietly Regulating credit unions in Africa.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

The summer, now drawing to a close, brought significant payments and commerce activity outside the Western world. Africa, meanwhile, represents the next great tech frontier. Digital payments, FinTech and eCommerce are expanding slowly, but surely, in Africa. That’s according to Alibaba Founder and Chairman Jack Ma.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2019

Africa as next great eCommerce frontier? Nazir detailed the vast opportunity that lies before FinTech firms such as Emergent that are making headway into providing financial services in Africa: 54 countries, home to 1.3 As Nazir told Webster, “Many people do not realize how big the informal sector is in our part of the world.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 1, 2016

BitFury, the world’s leading bitcoin blockchain infrastructure provider and transaction processing company has just made an investment in BitPesa — a universal bitcoin payment and trading platform for Africa.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2017

ACI Worldwide , a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, announced the launch of Alipay in South Africa, via leading regional payment service provider Peach Payments. Alipay is the world’s largest online and mobile payment platform, with more than 450 million active Chinese users.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2018

Flywire, a provider of global payment and receivables solutions for education, healthcare, and business, announced Tuesday (March 20) that it has inked a new deal with Flutterwave, a payments API that makes it easier for banks and businesses to process payments across Africa. during the 2016-2017 school year.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg applauded the entrepreneurial spirit in Africa in his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa, saying the future will be built in the region. Zuckerberg made the comments in Nigeria ahead of a trip to Kenya, which is leading the world in terms of mobile money. Just landed in Nairobi!

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2020

The partnership taps the strength of each startup while at the same time giving people a safe and economical way to obtain food during the COVID-19 pandemic, which is making its way through East Africa. It uses a network of more than 17,000 producers and delivers several times a week to over 8,000 retailers.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2019

Mastercard will invest 50 million euros in Berlin-based Jumia Technologies, an online retailer focused on Africa, before its initial public offering in New York, according to a report by Bloomberg. Mastercard will join other investors as well, like French drink maker Pernod Ricard, a company that bought a 5.1

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Taxify ’s CEO believes his company can grow another 100 times as it competes with rival Uber in Europe and Africa. Taxify has 15 million users and 500,000 drivers worldwide, split evenly between Europe and Africa. Overall if you look at tech in Europe we’re still so much behind the U.S.,

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