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The apparent M-Pesa monopoly may be set to crumble
Competition to the M-Pesa is heating up in Kenya, the world’s most advanced mobile payments market.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria’s Microfinance Banks Ready To Go Cashless
Abuja - The National Association of Micro Finance Banks (NAMFB), has expressed readiness of its members to key into Federal Government’s cashless policy.
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WHO urges ‘drastic action’ on Ebola, calls 11-nation meeting
Geneva (AFP) - The World Health Organization on Thursday called for "drastic action" to fight the deadliest Ebola outbreak on record, as it announced an 11-nation meeting to address the growing crisis.
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South Africa: MTN, Pick N Pay in Mobile Money Partnership
Johannesburg — MTN and Pick n Pay have partnered for a free money transfer service that is poised to empower millions of South Africans excluded from the banking system.
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Tackling healthcare challenges through digital innovations
It is business as usual at the Comprehensive Care Centre (CCC) at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi. Patients move in and out of different rooms as medical specialists address various concerns.
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BitPesa set to launch in Nairobi
Kenyan startup BitPesa is set to formally launch in Nairobi next week, bidding to bring down the high transaction fees associated with international money remittance companies by taking advantage of the digital, borderless currency Bitcoin.
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Serenus Biotherapeutics sees large potential market in Africa
San Francisco's newest pharmaceutical company is staking its future on a distant continent: Africa.
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High cost of vaccines complicates crisis response in South Sudan
Aid group Médecins Sans Frontières says thousands of children have missed critical vaccines because pharmaceutical companies won’t budge on price
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