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WorldRemit launches in South Africa

Danielle Kruger -
Hello #SouthAfrica! Customers based in ?? can now send money to friends and family in 145+ countries worldwide — as easy as sending an instant message. Here’s Andrew Stewart, our MD for Middle East and Africa, sharing the news with...
FinTech

High-net-worth individuals embrace cryptocurrencies

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Cryptocurrencies are the “future of money” and wealthy investors seem to agree. This is according to Nigel Green, CEO of the deVere Group, an international financial services organisation. The Group, which launched the deVere Crypto app earlier this year, asked high-net-worth...
FinTech

Is blockchain really a silver bullet?

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Blockchain is being spoken of reverently – and irreverently – by business pundits, and backed by media and industry leaders as a potential cure for all financial threats/hurdles across the globe. A blockchain has been promoted extensively as the...
Features

Has Africa joined the Bitcoin frenzy?

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Money, as the old saying goes- makes the world go around. The concept of presenting something of value in exchange for goods and services dates back thousands of years, but since physical notes and coins began circulating in most...
Top Stories

Money matters: why women founders struggle in Silicon Valley

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Last spring and summer, Kathryn Minshew, co-founder of The Muse and Inc's “15 Women to Watch in Tech”, was trying to raise money for the female-focused jobboard site that was growing thirdty percent a month and reaching 250,000 dedicated...
Mobile and Telecoms

Innovation key to growth of mobile money on the continent – MTN

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The future of mobile money in Africa lies in its ability to innovate and transcend beyond its current offerings, said Khaled Mikkawi, CEO of MTN Rwanda on Tuesday. He was speaking at AfricaCom 2012 in Cape Town. Mikkawi said relationships...
Mobile and Telecoms

Ghana pushing forward on mobile money

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Ministry of communications officials in Ghana have confirmed that the process of establishing a "cashless society" is on track and the Ministry hopes to finalize a number of agreements before the end of the year in order to make this a...
Mobile and Telecoms

Western Union and MTN sign mobile money partnership

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Western Union and the MTN Group today announced the launch of a mobile money transfer service in Uganda enabling MTN customers to send and receive money via their mobile phones. This service was announced at a press conference today in...
Mobile and Telecoms

Want to turn your mobile into a credit card facility?

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A new South African mobile credit app called CheqOut is set to launch next month. CheqOut will enable small businesses and individuals to harness credit card facilities for their business. Individuals running a business or taxi drivers on the move...
Mobile and Telecoms

Nigeria airline introduces e-payments

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West Africa’s oldest aviation company Aero Contractors has introduced a mobile payment system on the Universal Message Object (U-MO) platform. U-MO is a mobile money service enabling users to make and receive payments, and conduct other financial transactions on their...
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Google & Mercedes-Benz Transform In-Car Navigation with AI

Google and Mercedes-Benz have announced a pioneering partnership to expand the MBUX Virtual Assistant with AI-powered conversational search capabilities. Built...
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