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Viewpoint: Digital Equity, More Urgent Than Ever
Experts discuss overcoming racial and geographic disparities in a post-pandemic world.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Technology
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- North America
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Press Release: Worldremit Partners With Onfido to Deliver a Simple, and Faster Verification Process for Customers
WorldRemit has today announced a new partnership with Onfido, the global identity verification and authentication company, to make it easier and quicker for customers to open an account with WorldRemit, to send money abroad.
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- Finance
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What Is Celo and Could It Succeed Where Libra Won’t?
Celo promises to be a stablecoin to rival Libra. While unlikely to be regarded with the same distrust as Facebook’s much-maligned digital currency, Celo will still have its share of challenges relating to regulation and scale.
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- Finance, Technology
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Apple Unveils Low-Priced iPhone in Bid to Capture Emerging Markets
New smartphone rollout complicated by coronavirus pandemic, uncertain demand.
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- Technology
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The Latest Marker of Chinese Interest in African Fintech Is a $120 Million Funding Round for OPay
Notably, OPay’s round follows on the heels of another major funding round by Chinese investors in an African-focused fintech startup after PalmPay raised $40 million in a seed round from Shenzhen-based Transsion Holdings, the top selling phone maker in Africa.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Vodacom Drives Financial Inclusion with Affordable Smartphone Offers
“Many people in the country cannot afford high-tech smartphones or don’t want to commit to a contract,” says Vodacom Financial Services Chief Officer, Mariam Cassim.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Pocket-Sized Las Vegas Addicting Kenya’s Youths
Mobile-savvy youths are flocking to sports gambling, and the government is cracking down on betting companies.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Is Rwanda in Line to Become One of Africa’s Major Tech Hubs?
Recent years have seen countries across the African continent investing deep into the tech industry. Rwanda is angling to get ahead of the pack.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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