Nigeria

The Tech And Payments Promise Of Africa
The Tech And Payments Promise Of Africa
August 30, 2018  |  International

The next great tech frontier? That would be Africa, according to recent comments from Alibaba Group Holding’s founder and chairman Jack Ma. “The opportunity in...

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Digital Payments In Africa Gain Steam
Digital Payments In Africa Gain Steam
August 30, 2018  |  Digital Payments

Business growth in Africa requires better payments infrastructure, and that effort received a significant boost this week when Stripe, Visa and other firms invested $8...

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‘Africa’s Stripe,’ Paystack, Snags $8M From Visa, Tencent, Stripe
‘Africa’s Stripe,’ Paystack, Snags $8M From Visa, Tencent, Stripe
August 29, 2018  |  Investments

Paystack, the Nigerian payments company, announced on Tuesday (Aug. 28) that it raised $8 million in a Series A round. According to a report in Quartz, citing...

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Nigeria Sees Decline In Banked Adults Thanks To Mobile Money Roadblocks
Nigeria Sees Decline In Banked Adults Thanks To Mobile Money Roadblocks
July 19, 2018  |  Financial Inclusion

Despite being home to Africa’s biggest mobile phone market, Nigeria is seeing a decline in banked adults in the country. According to a report in...

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Around The World With Payment Methods
Around The World With Payment Methods
April 02, 2018  |  Today In Data

It’s a big world out there, but it’s also a world that technology and digitization are gradually making smaller by connecting people separated geographically, making...

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Flutterwave Taps Flywire For Cross-Border Payments In Africa
Flutterwave Taps Flywire For Cross-Border Payments In Africa
March 20, 2018  |  Payment Methods

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...

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Data Dive: And The Winner Is Edition — SMBs Worldwide, DoorDash And Gun Regulation
Data Dive: And The Winner Is Edition — SMBs Worldwide, DoorDash And Gun Regulation
March 05, 2018  |  Data Dive

The pomp, the pageantry — and, of course, the glamour. Roughly 40 million people tuned in last night to the 90th run-through of the Academy...

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Mastercard And Facebook Pair To Help Business Go Digital
Mastercard And Facebook Pair To Help Business Go Digital
February 28, 2018  |  Mastercard

Mastercard has announced that, care of Facebook Messenger, it will be able to provide small businesses in Africa and Asia with an affordable and easy...

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Bitcoin Daily: Facebook Bans Crypto Ads, SEC Halts ‘Illegal’ ICO
Bitcoin Daily: Facebook Bans Crypto Ads, SEC Halts ‘Illegal’ ICO
January 31, 2018  |  Bitcoin

While interest in digital coins may be surging, Facebook is not interested in running cryptocurrency ads, according to Recode. The social networking site will ban...

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