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Tanzania Payment Ecosystem Improved Following Three Way Partnership Including Mastercard
The launch of the virtual card will ensure Tigo’s ability to provide its customers access to products and services previously a preserve of physical credit card holders.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Diaspora Remittances, Impact of SVB’s Failure on African Startups in Focus as African Diaspora Investment Symposium Begins
The closure of SVB Bank triggered panic on the African continent, and that fear is not without reason.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- failure, fintech, remittances, startups
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China’s Telecom Giant Sunwalk Group To Invest USD 2 Billion In Pakistan’s Telecom Industry
Pakistan will develop an optical fibre network covering an area of 1,00,000 kilometers as Chinese Sunwalk group to invest USD 2 billion in telecom industry.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Asia Pacific
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- infrastructure
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Why Safaricom, East Africa’s Biggest Telecom, Is Getting Sued by Its Customers
Pressure is mounting on Safaricom, with two major lawsuits from its customers now demanding accountability from the telco giant.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Western Union, MFS Africa to Enable Money Transfers Across Africa
To enable individuals and businesses across Africa to receive money from over 200 countries and territories, the continent’s largest payment gateway, MFS Africa, has partnered with Western Union.
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- Finance, Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Airtel Commits $57 Million to Boost Education in Africa
Airtel Africa committed to investing $57 million into educational programmes during a five-year partnership with UNICEF.
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- Education, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- mobile finance
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WhatsApp to Launch New Payments Feature in Brazil
The new feature will allow users to browse products, add products to their cart and make payments via debit or credit card right from their WhatsApp chat.
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- Finance, Technology, Telecommunications
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- Latin America
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Analysis: Starlink: SpaceX’s New Internet Service Could Be a Gamechanger in Africa
Starlink’s arrival in Africa is a great opportunity for the continent’s scientists, governments and industries to collaborate.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa