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Press Release: Report: 95% of Fintech Apps Across Africa Immediately Expose Valuable, Exploitable Secrets
Approov, the end-to-end mobile security provider, released a report showing that 95 percent of the most popular African banking and financial services apps contain easy-to-extract secrets.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria Secures $500 Million Investment to Propel Digital Economy Growth
The minister emphasized the government’s strategy to keep the funding local, ensuring genuine Nigerian businesses benefit.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenya Suspends Crypto Project Worldcoin over Safety Concerns
Local media have reported that many Kenyans had signed up for Worldcoin in exchange for free cryptocurrency tokens.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mastercard Launches New Data and Services Hub in Malaysia to Serve the Asia Pacific Region
The new office in Kuala Lumpur will serve clients across the Asia Pacific region with a suite of offerings beyond transactions.
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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African Development Bank Group Earmarks $8 Million to Establish Interoperable Bank ID System in 4 West African Countries
The purpose of the new bank ID system is to enable the linkage of bank accounts across different financial service providers in what is seen as a financial inclusion push.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Deakin to invest $4 million in India over 2-3 years
The Australian university will start classes at its GIFT City campus making it the first foreign university to start a full-fledged campus in India.
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- Asia Pacific
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Smile Identity Lands $20 Million Series B for Pan-African Expansion
Africa's leading KYC onboarding and identity verification platform, Smile Identity has secured a $20 million Series B to grow its team and expand its offering across Africa.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Sendmarc Gets $7 Million in Series a Funding to Help Protect Email and Domains
Over 90% of cybercrimes that lead to financial fraud or identity theft start with email impersonation.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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