Today in the connected economy, TikTok begins testing a program that lets users in Vietnam play video games on the app, part of a broader push into gaming. Also, Elon Musk says his version of Twitter will look a lot like Chinese super app WeChat,...
In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, Mastercard joins forces with mobile payments firm OPay to promote financial inclusion in Africa and the Middle East. Also, Deutsche Bank backs MarketFinance’s plan to lend $125 million to small businesses in the U.K., and SmartCash...
OPay and Mastercard are collaborating to drive financial inclusion across the Middle East and Africa by partnering to open up digital commerce in the region, according to a press release Wednesday (May 18). The mobile payments FinTech startup OPay was launched in Nigeria in 2018...
While Africa’s FinTech startup industry is booming, one country — Morocco — seems to be lagging behind, according to a report Monday (Dec. 27) by Morocco World News. The past few years have seen a number of FinTech startups in Africa grossing annual revenues of...
May 19, 2022
OPay and Mastercard are collaborating to drive financial inclusion across the Middle East and Africa by partnering to open up digital commerce in the region, according to a press release Wednesday (May 18). The mobile payments FinTech startup OPay was launched in Nigeria in 2018 by founder and CEO Yahui Zhou. The partnership with Mastercard […]
December 27, 2021
While Africa’s FinTech startup industry is booming, one country — Morocco — seems to be lagging behind, according to a report Monday (Dec. 27) by Morocco World News. The past...
August 23, 2021
Giant technology investor SoftBank has made its first foray into Africa, making its first bet in Nigerian mobile payments platform OPay. The firm’s Vision Fund 2 led a $400 million...
May 26, 2021
Payments company OPay could be looking at raising $400 million, according to a report from TechCabal. The company launched in Egypt this year and is looking at raising funding to...
