PYMNTS-MonitorEdge-May-2024

Ivory Coast

Centbee Debuts Blockchain-Based UK-West Africa Remittance Service
Centbee Debuts Blockchain-Based UK-West Africa Remittance Service
May 27, 2022  |  Payment Methods

FinTech Centbee is making it easier for U.K. residents to send digital cash to people in West Africa through the blockchain with a new service,...

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HealthTech Startup Susu Nets $1M to Boost Insurance in Africa
HealthTech Startup Susu Nets $1M to Boost Insurance in Africa
March 02, 2022  |  Investments

Ivory Coast- and France-based health insurance startup Susu is being backed with $1 million in pre-seed funding, Yahoo! Finance reported. The 3-year-old HealthTech said the cash...

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Ghana To Adopt West African ‘Eco’ Currency
Ghana To Adopt West African ‘Eco’ Currency
December 29, 2019  |  International

Ghana is looking to drop its currency, the cedi, to join the new West African currency called “eco,” anticipated to replace the CFA franc as...

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Visa Grows Financial Inclusion Market Footprint
Visa Grows Financial Inclusion Market Footprint
March 02, 2016  |  Financial Inclusion

Visa is expanding its footprint in the African continent with a new base in the Ivory Coast for serving the underbanked population in the region, the company...

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