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Indonesia’s Internet Start-Ups Gojek and Tokopedia Announce Merger
Indonesia ride-hailing and payments firm Gojek on Monday announced its merger with e-commerce player Tokopedia to form the GoTo Group.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Analysis: How Digital Payment Systems Can Boost Bangladesh’s Push to Meet the SDGs
As we grapple with the challenges presented by the pandemic, Bangladesh continues to clock impressive growth and is in fact an outlier in the global economic scenario.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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- digital payments, fintech, SDGs
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Cameroon’s Maviance to Digitise Payments Across Central Africa With $3 Million Funding
Per recent reports, the $3 million investment was solely from MFS Africa, an African fintech company that connects mobile money systems to banks and other financial institutions.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mastercard and Billetera Partner to Drive Digital Financial Inclusion in Democratic Republic of Congo
Mastercard has announced partnering with Billetera, a leading digital payments technology company headquartered in Kenya, to provide unbanked and financially excluded residents in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Hubtel Partners Visa for Seamless Payments of Its E-commerce Platform
Hubtel, an indigenous eCommerce & SMS messaging company, has entered into a partnership with Visa, to expand access to seamless payments on its eCommerce platform.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Adapting to Survive: New Study Reveals the Importance of Digital Payments to Small and Micro Businesses in Mexico
An estimated 95% of businesses around the world are micro, small and medium enterprises, and they've been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 crisis. Devin Olmack and Ashley Speyer at 60 Decibels discuss a new study of 750+ small and micro businesses owners in Mexico, which illustrates how digital payments can help these businesses grow and weather unpredictable storms like the pandemic. They share personal stories of small business owners who have benefited from digital payment systems, and detail some remaining obstacles and opportunities for growth.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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Pyypl and Visa Form Partnership to Boost Financial Inclusion Across Emerging Markets
Pyypl, the Middle East and Africa based payment technology company and financial services provider announces a new strategic partnership with Visa - the world leader in digital payments.
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- Finance, Technology
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Press Release: FSS and NIPL Partner to Expand UPI Global Footprint
FSS (Financial Software and Systems), a globally leading provider of integrated payment products and India’s largest payments processor, and NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL, International arm of National Payment Corporation of India), have signed a strategic partnership to expand UPI (Unified Payment Interface) rails in international markets.
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- Finance
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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