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Visa Appoints New Country Head for South Africa

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Global payments company Visa has appointed Lineshree Moodley as its new Country Head for South Africa (SA). Lineshree will be responsible for the development and implementation of Visa’s growth strategy in the region and will be part of the Sub-Saharan...
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Finastra & Visa Partner to Launch Global BaaS Offering

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Finastra and Visa have announced a Banking as a Service (BaaS) collaboration to co-develop new functionality on its Payments Hub solutions and implement Visa Direct – which provides access to more than two billion accounts through push-to-account offerings. The new capability...
FinTech

Visa Invests in South Africa’s Financial Education

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Global financial services giant Visa has announced that it recently signed a partnership with the Financial Services Consumer Education Foundation (‘FSCEF / the Foundation’) worth $200,000 (approximately R3.35 million) to support financial education in South Africa. The partnership is specifically...
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Visa & Standard Bank Launch Grant to Help African Women Grow Their Businesses

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Visa has today announced the launch of a grant towards the African Women Impact Fund (AWIF), formed from a collaboration between Standard Bank and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). The grant will be utilized to fund the...
FinTech

Flocash Partners Visa to Promote Digital Capabilities for African SMEs

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Visa, a world leader in digital payments, announced today that it is partnering with Flocash, selected by FT Africa as the fastest-growing fintech of 2022, to promote digital capabilities for African SMEs through digital payments, supplier solutions and access...
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Visa Opens its First African Innovation Studio in Kenya

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Visa, a world leader in digital payments, has today opened a new Innovation Studio in Nairobi, Kenya. The studio is its first dedicated innovation site in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). According to a press release, this facility will serve the sub-Saharan...
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How Mobile Money is Supporting Merchants in Emerging Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa

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While the world continues to deal with the challenges of the pandemic, it is emerging markets such as Sub-Saharan Africa that have faced the biggest challenges. According to the World Bank, Sub-Saharan Africa has been hit the hardest by the...
Africa By Region

SA, Nigeria & Kenya: Top E-Commerce Drivers in Sub-Saharan Africa

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A recent Visa report has shown that the top market contributors to e-commerce in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) over the last 3 years were South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya, with Ghana also showing growth, having replaced Kenya in the top...
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The Digital Divide’s Dark Side: Cybersecurity in African Higher Education

The digital revolution is transforming African education, with universities embracing online learning and digital systems. However, this progress brings...
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