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Mastercard, Orange Partner to Increase Financial Inclusion in Seven African Countries
A deal between Orange Middle East and Africa and Mastercard aimed at driving financial inclusion for millions of Africans across seven countries through digital payments is set to go operational next year.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Google Adds 15 More African Languages on Voice Search as it Increases its Focus on the Continent
The language extension has been made possible by advances in AI, specifically multilingual speech recognition.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: EFT Corporation and Visa Partner to Bolster Fintech Growth in Africa
This partnership will provide fintechs with access to comprehensive prepaid and debit card programmes tailored for diverse consumer needs.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: Mobile Internet ‘Usage Gap’ Comprises More Than 3 Billion People
The GSMA estimates investment of $418 billion will be needed to achieve universal mobile internet access.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Global
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Nigerian B2B E-Commerce Startup, OmniRetail Acquires Traction Apps
According to Alli and Adejuyigbe, the acquisition will enable Traction's services to reach a larger audience.According to Alli and Adejuyigbe, the acquisition will enable Traction's services to reach a larger audience.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Papua New Guinea Advances Digital ID, Wallet and Govt Platform to Pilot
The pilots are supported by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the Australian High Commission for New Guinea, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and GovStack.
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- Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Oracle to Invest $6.5 Billion in AI and Cloud Computing in Malaysia
The planned public cloud region will help organizations in Malaysia modernize their applications, migrate all types of workloads to the cloud, and innovate with data, analytics, and AI.
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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Pan-African Telco Paratus Group Partners with Low Earth Orbit Satellite Operators to Extend its Internet Network
Through its partnership agreements with global low earth orbit (LEO), Paratus is positioning itself to offer an extensive LEO satellite network across Africa as regulatory and satellite coverage hurdles are overcome.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa