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Press Release: WorldRemit Partners with Wizall Money to Launch its First Mobile Money Transfer Service to Senegal
Using the WorldRemit app, customers in over 50 countries can now send money instantly to over 60,000 Wizall Money mobile accounts in Senegal.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How Mobile Money Is Taking Over the Finance Sector in Ghana, Records Massive Growth in 2019
Ghana Interbank Payments and Settlements System report has shown that the movement of funds from bank accounts into mobile money wallets or accounts recorded 1224% growth in 2019.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: WorldRemit Announces Global Remittance Partnership With Alipay
WorldRemit has announced a partnership with Alipay, the world's leading payment and lifestyle platform, enabling consumers to use the WorldRemit app or website for cross-border remittances to the Alipay app, bringing more convenient and inclusive transfer services to users around the world.
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Press Release: Telepin Selected to Power Economic Development and Humanitarian Initiative in Yemen
Yemen is facing the world's worst humanitarian crisis, according to the United Nations. For the 24 million people displaced by escalating hostilities, access to humanitarian aid is their only protection against deadly famine. Telepin and ONE, the go-to-market brand by the National Wallet Company (NWC), hope to improve that access and give Yemenis more control over their daily lives.
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- North Africa & Near East
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African Fintech Firm Flutterwave Raises $35M, Partners With Worldpay
With the funding, Flutterwave will invest in technology and business development to grow market share in existing operating countries, CEO Olugbenga Agboola — aka GB — told TechCrunch.
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Catalyst Fund Secures $15M Commitment from UK Aid, JP Morgan
With the additional investment, Catalyst Fund will support the development, growth and reach of 30 new fintech solutions to boost financial inclusion for an additional 1 million underserved people in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, India and Mexico, it said in a statement.
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Fintech Startups Are Making It Easier for Nigerian Millennials to Invest in US Stocks
Beyond payments and digital banks, there’s a growing crop of “wealthtech” or wealth management startups offering investment opportunities to willing users in Nigeria
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Brazil’s Unicorn FinTech EBANX Pilots Digital Wallet
Founded in 2012, EBANX originally processed payments for Brazilian clients of global websites and recently expanded to offer services to Brazilian eCommerce platforms.
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- Finance
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- Latin America
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