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Yoco to scale online and offline offerings with latest Series C round
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Yoco closes an $83 million Series C round. Plans to expand beyond South Africa and employ more workers.
Piggyvest to scale operation in Nigeria with latest acquisition
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Nigerian based wealth management platform - Piggyvest acquires VFD owned Savi.ng for an undisclosed fee.
81 countries now exploring a CBDC, and 5 fully launched tracker say
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According to a tracker unveiled by the Atlantic Council’s Geoeconomics Center, 46 countries are now exploring a CBDC.
Top African regions set to become leading startup and investment hubs
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Ian Lessem, Managing Partner at HAVAÍC – investors in early-stage, high-growth technology businesses – says several other African cities are quickly emerging as leading startup and investment hubs to watch.
Visa to enhance cross-border strategy with latest acquisition
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Visa announce the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Currencycloud
Amazon getting serious with crypto plans, plan to launch it's own token
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Amazon Explores Plan to Accept Cryptocurrency Payments and launch token
Square gets a refresh, launches a new product called Square banking
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Square launches a new product called Square Banking. The new capability combines a checking account, savings accounts, debit cards and loans.
ICPS and Zwipe brings Biometric Payment Cards to Africa
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Zwipe's Pay ONE-enabled biometric payments card is on its way to banks in Africa and Asia thanks to Zwipe and ICPS partnership
