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Flutterwave Selects Polygon as Its Default Blockchain for Cross-Border Payments
Africa’s largest payments company joins forces with Polygon Labs to launch instant, low-cost cross-border payments for global multinationals and millions of consumers.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Latin America Fintech Remitee Lands $20 Million Funding Round
Remitee will use the funding to expand its coverage across Latin America, while also "deepening our presence in the US-Europe-LatAm triangle".
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- Latin America
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East Asia Brings Boom to African Fintech Unicorn Flutterwave
The company’s international growth this year has also included securing 20 new licenses in the United States for its remittance app, Send.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ecobank Group and Google Cloud Announce Partnership to Accelerate Financial Inclusion and Innovation Across Africa
Google Cloud technologies aims to strengthen Ecobank’s platform for enhanced digital banking, small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) support, and economic development on the continent.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Remittance Startup LemFi buys UK Card Issuer
Remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries rose nearly 6% last year to $685 billion, according to a World Bank estimate.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Global
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Which Countries Will Be Hit Hardest by the US Remittance Tax?
The figures in this article show how the United States’s proposed tax could impact formal remittances, including both the tax itself and the price effects.
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dLocal to Acquire Aza Finance
dLocal's growth has been significantly propelled by its strong presence in the Middle East and Africa, regions characterised by high cryptocurrency adoption.
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Conduit Raises $36 Million to Promote Cross-Border Stablecoin Payments
Conduit said the funding will help it expand into new markets.
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- Finance, Technology
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