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Two Companies Approved To Run South Sudan’s First Mobile Money Platform, m-Gurush
Theventure is a joint partnership between South Sudan’s Trinity Technologies Limited, a local tech firm, and Zain Telcoms South Sudan.
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- Finance, Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bank of Ghana Asks Mobile Money Operators to Reduce the High Cost of Services
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has urged mobile money operators to reduce the cost involved in the transaction of business on the mobile money platform.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenyan Betting Firms Say Payment Systems Suspended Following Government Order
Online sports betting companies such as SportPesa have grown rapidly in the East African nation in recent years, riding a wave of enthusiasm for sports to achieve combined revenue of 204 billion shillings ($2 billion) last year.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- public policy, regulations
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The Gap in Internet Speeds Is Widening Between Low and High Income Countries
While global average speeds increased 20% over the past year, much of that growth has happened in developed nations which are already home to established connectivity infrastructure.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Zimbabwe Banned the US Dollar From Being Used so Local Bitcoin Demand Is Soaring Again
Bitcoin is back on the radar in Zimbabwe as the country’s economy continues to struggle.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- cryptocurrency
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Kenya Regulators Warn MPs on Safaricom Split Bill
The issue of competition in Kenyan market is an issue politicians and regulators have regularly investigated over the last two years, with calls to spin-out mobile money units nothing new.
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- Finance, Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Startups Trying to Fix Nigeria’s Broken Healthcare System Are Winning Global Investor Interest
Startups identifying gaps in the healthcare delivery value chain across Africa’s most populous country are increasingly winning investor attention and dollars.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- startups, supply chains
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Opera Founded Startup OPay Raises $50m for Mobile Finance in Nigeria
Opera founded OPay in 2018 on the popularity of its internet search engine. Opera’s web-browser has ranked No. 2 in usage in Africa, after Chrome, the last four years.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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