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Pantera Leads $1.1 Million Funding for African Bitcoin Startup BitPesa
Kenya-based bitcoin services provider BitPesa has raised $1.1m as part of a new funding round led by hedge fund Pantera Capital.
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West Africa Lags in Mobile Money Usage
While most regions in Africa are recording significant uptake of mobile money, the West African region is lagging behind, according to a new report.
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Ethiopia Backs Mobile Players for Financial Inclusion
Two mobile money platforms have launched in Ethiopia, as the country looks to improve the take-up of bank services.
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ICICI Bank, India’s Largest Private Sector Bank, Launches New e-Wallet for Mobile Payments
ICICI Bank Ltd on Tuesday launched Pockets, a mobile payments wallet for Android phones, which can be topped up with money from any bank account for making phone-based payments.
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Firms Adopt Visa Digital Payment Card in Nigeria
Chams Mobile and Skye Bank Plc have signed an agreement to launch the Virtual Visa Card in Nigeria.
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Platforms, Not Products, Are the Way to Bring Financial Services to the Poor
In recent years, the banking and finance industries have not done a lot to earn the trust of consumers in the West. But in poor countries, basic financial services can be transformative.
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Egypt, MasterCard Sign MoU to Drive Financial Inclusion
The Government of Egypt, represented by The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, and MasterCard have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic collaboration that will help drive financial inclusion and maximize government efficiency.
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Villgro Announces Business Pitch Contests in Four Cities in February-March 2015
Villgro announces Unconvention|L, an event that seeks to unearth and nurture social entrepreneurs, in four cities in the next two months.
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