Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent. At about 30.3 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area. With 1.2 billion people as of 2016, it accounts for about 16% of the world's human population.

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Visa And Interswitch Partner To Speed Up Mobile Payments
Visa And Interswitch Partner To Speed Up Mobile Payments
July 03, 2017  |  VISA

Visa, the credit card company, and Interswitch, Africa’s integrated payments and transaction solutions company, announced news on Friday (June 30) that they will partner to...

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Quisk, Network International Set To Launch New Digital Payment Solution In Middle East
Quisk, Network International Set To Launch New Digital Payment Solution In Middle East
June 15, 2017  |  Digital Payments

Quisk Inc., a global provider of digital payment services and solutions located in Silicon Valley, announced that it will soon launch a new digital payment...

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PayU Seeks To Boost Nigerian Online Payment Market Beyond N200 Billion
PayU Seeks To Boost Nigerian Online Payment Market Beyond N200 Billion
June 06, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Having the ability to exchange money on the internet has reached nearly every corner of the globe. In Q1 alone, Nigeria saw 5.5 million transactions...

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M-Pesa Mobile Banking To Cover More Of Africa
M-Pesa Mobile Banking To Cover More Of Africa
May 29, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

Millions more smartphone users in Africa will now have access to basic banking services like borrowing and saving as the popular mobile financial service platform...

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M-Pesa’s Quiet Mobile Revolution 10 Years In
M-Pesa’s Quiet Mobile Revolution 10 Years In
April 11, 2017  |  Payment Methods

In the developed world, particularly in the United States, mobile payments have entered the scene with a lot of fanfare and great expectations — but...

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Bitbond, BitPesa Partner For African SME Finance
Bitbond, BitPesa Partner For African SME Finance
March 29, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Two FinTechs are joining forces to help SMEs across Africa access finance. Reports Tuesday (March 28) said Germany-based Bitbond, an alternative finance platform that uses...

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PYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Women Entrepreneurs Take Charge In Africa
PYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Women Entrepreneurs Take Charge In Africa
March 08, 2017  |  Daily Data Dive

Women entrepreneurs in Africa are on the rise, according to the Mastercard Index of Women’s Entrepreneurship (MIWE) released this week. This index is said to...

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Safaricom And mSurvey To Map Africa’s Economy
Safaricom And mSurvey To Map Africa’s Economy
March 08, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Safaricom, the mobile provider in Kenya, is partnering with mSurvey, the data collection company, to provide customers with a Consumer Wallet that maps out the...

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In Africa, Women Entrepreneurs Abound
In Africa, Women Entrepreneurs Abound
March 08, 2017  |  Financial Inclusion

Following the release of the Mastercard Index of Women’s Entrepreneurship (MIWE) today (Mar. 7), it was revealed that 34.8 percent of businesses in Uganda are...

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