Category Archives: Digital Africa

Visa, Nest Roll Out FinTech Bootcamp In Africa | PYMNTS.com

Visa and Nest are gearing up to launch a four-day bootcamp for FinTech startups in Africa. Source: Visa, Nest Roll Out FinTech Bootcamp In Africa | PYMNTS.com

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Mobile money helped 2 percent of households in Kenya rise out of poverty | Popular Science

M-PESA is letting more women break into business Source: Mobile money helped 2 percent of households in Kenya rise out of poverty | Popular Science

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UK Start-Up Targets Underserved Migrant Market

Too few businesses in the UK are interested in serving migrant customers – they’re missing an opportunity Source: UK Start-Up Targets Underserved Migrant Market

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Senegal to Introduce Blockchain-based Currency to West Africa, eCFA | Finance Magnates

eCFA will expand beyond Senegal in a second phase to Cote d’Ivoire, Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Togo and Guinea-Bissau. Source: Senegal to Introduce Blockchain-based Currency to West Africa, eCFA | Finance Magnates

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Masterpass Accepted at 30,000 SnapScan Merchants Nationwide Masterpass is now the most widely accepted digital wallet in South Africa

  Cape Town, November 24, 2016 – South Africans can now use Masterpass, a global digital payment service by Mastercard, to pay for goods and services at over 30,000 SnapScan merchants in South Africa using their smartphones. This follows a … Continue reading

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Why Bitcoin Will Thrive First in the Developing World | WIRED

“Today, the promise of these digital currencies is most seen in the developing world.” Source: Why Bitcoin Will Thrive First in the Developing World | WIRED

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Global Leader in Payments, Visa Partners Ecobank For Low Cost e-Payment To Merchants Across Africa – How Africa News

Visa, the worldwide pioneer in installments, on Tuesday declared an organization with Pan African bank, Ecobank, to take off mVisa, a creative versatile installment benefit, at first in key African markets of Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya Source: Global Leader in Payments, … Continue reading

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KPMG Nigeria sees significant growth in mobile banking – FINANCIAL WATCH

KPMG Nigeria has described the improvement in mobile banking in the country as significant, attributing it to investments made by banks. The professional service firm… Source: KPMG Nigeria sees significant growth in mobile banking – FINANCIAL WATCH

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Mobile money on the rise in Africa as millions get phones

By Mackson Wakama | Mackson Wakama created a magazine on Flipboard. “Payments on Flipboard” is available with thousands of other magazines and all the news you care about. Download Flipboard for free and search for “Mackson Wakama”. Source: Mobile money … Continue reading

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Digitata takes Mastercard’s digital payment message to mobile masses

  Johannesburg, South Africa, 28 October 2016: Mastercard in collaboration with Digitata Insights, a subsidiary of Digitata, recently launched a gamification campaign to educate South Africans on the benefits of making safe, secure and fast payments with Masterpass, the global … Continue reading

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