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Mukuru CEO Andy Jury on stage at Africa Tech Week 2024

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Tigran Gambaryan, an executive of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, sits as he waits to face prosecution for tax evasion and money laundering at the federal high court in Abuja, Nigeria, 4 April 2024. Reuters/ Abraham Achirga

Detained Binance executive in court on Nigerian tax, money laundering charges

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Robert van Breukelen, COO at Itemate Solutions

Why telcos are the new banks in Africa’s mobile revolution

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170 million mobile wallets across Africa

170 million mobile wallets across Africa

14 Dec 2018

Orange, MTN launch pan-African mobile money

Orange, MTN launch pan-African mobile money

27 Nov 2018

Joe Pindar, research & development director, data protection, Gemalto

10 years on. Is Bitcoin here to stay?

Joe Pindar 16 Nov 2018

Survey reveals more about IoT payments

Survey reveals more about IoT payments

14 Nov 2018

Bitcoin has evolved from a currency to a commodity

Bitcoin has evolved from a currency to a commodity

2 Nov 2018

[Left to Right] Professor Mthuli Ncube, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Finance and Economic Development; Ajay Banga, President and CEO, Mastercard and Dr John Mangudya, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.

Driving digital transformation in Zimbabwe

24 Oct 2018

Corporate content should be part of your DNA

Corporate content should be part of your DNA

Bizcommunity.com 24 Oct 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018

Practices for financial services sector to protect itself against DDoS attacks

Practices for financial services sector to protect itself against DDoS attacks

17 Oct 2018

Omar Abdisalan/Amisom/Flickr

Mobile money transfers have taken off in Somalia. But there are risks

Victor Odundo Owuor 15 Oct 2018

Is Africa the Silicon Valley of banking?

Is Africa the Silicon Valley of banking?

27 Sep 2018

John Kamaro, director for Global Gaming Africa

Blockchain as a solution to Africa's challenges

Katy Micallef 21 Sep 2018

Nigeria's Paga raises $10m for international expansion

Nigeria's Paga raises $10m for international expansion

Tom Jackson 7 Sep 2018

SA payments startup Yoco raises $16m in funding

SA payments startup Yoco raises $16m in funding

7 Sep 2018

Nigerian WhatsApp chatbot launched for UBA bank

Nigerian WhatsApp chatbot launched for UBA bank

7 Sep 2018

Demand for affordable, cross-border payments drives innovation in Africa

Demand for affordable, cross-border payments drives innovation in Africa

3 Sep 2018

Nigeria's mobile payment system, mCash relaunches

Nigeria's mobile payment system, mCash relaunches

7 Aug 2018

Paxful, Zam Zam Water make Bitcoin-funded charity in Africa a reality

Paxful, Zam Zam Water make Bitcoin-funded charity in Africa a reality

6 Aug 2018

#PIPC2018: The role of affordable payment solutions in promoting financial inclusion

#PIPC2018: The role of affordable payment solutions in promoting financial inclusion

2 Aug 2018

Contactless payments to account for 15% of total POS transactions by 2020

Contactless payments to account for 15% of total POS transactions by 2020

31 Jul 2018

Luko Onke Binase

How cryptocurrencies could offer solutions to Africa's payments challenges

Luko Onke Binase 23 Jul 2018

(L-R): Allen Semboze, Regional Head Africa of Unimoni, and Promoth Manghat, Executive Director of Finablr.

Unimoni rebrand targets 14 African markets

23 Jul 2018

Cryptocurrency to power solar projects

Cryptocurrency to power solar projects

19 Jul 2018

AfricaCom 2018 launches conference, expos

16 Jul 2018

African entrepreneurs join Alibaba's eFounders Fellowship in China

African entrepreneurs join Alibaba's eFounders Fellowship in China

Gabriella Mulligan 6 Jul 2018

Unlocking opportunities in payment systems in Africa

Unlocking opportunities in payment systems in Africa

5 Jul 2018

Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

5 Jul 2018

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Akon's building a Senegalese 'smart city' with his cryptocurrency 'Akoin'

Andy Walker 28 Jun 2018

Investing in your customers yields returns

Investing in your customers yields returns

14 Jun 2018

Global digital commerce spend forecast to reach $14.7tn by 2022

Global digital commerce spend forecast to reach $14.7tn by 2022

6 Jun 2018

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170 million mobile wallets across Africa

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Survey reveals more about IoT payments

Survey reveals more about IoT payments

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Bitcoin has evolved from a currency to a commodity

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Corporate content should be part of your DNA

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Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

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Practices for financial services sector to protect itself against DDoS attacks

Practices for financial services sector to protect itself against DDoS attacks

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Mobile money transfers have taken off in Somalia. But there are risks

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Is Africa the Silicon Valley of banking?

Is Africa the Silicon Valley of banking?

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Nigeria's Paga raises $10m for international expansion

Nigeria's Paga raises $10m for international expansion

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SA payments startup Yoco raises $16m in funding

SA payments startup Yoco raises $16m in funding

7 Sep 2018

Nigerian WhatsApp chatbot launched for UBA bank

Nigerian WhatsApp chatbot launched for UBA bank

7 Sep 2018

Demand for affordable, cross-border payments drives innovation in Africa

Demand for affordable, cross-border payments drives innovation in Africa

3 Sep 2018

Nigeria's mobile payment system, mCash relaunches

Nigeria's mobile payment system, mCash relaunches

7 Aug 2018

Paxful, Zam Zam Water make Bitcoin-funded charity in Africa a reality

Paxful, Zam Zam Water make Bitcoin-funded charity in Africa a reality

6 Aug 2018

#PIPC2018: The role of affordable payment solutions in promoting financial inclusion

#PIPC2018: The role of affordable payment solutions in promoting financial inclusion

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Contactless payments to account for 15% of total POS transactions by 2020

Contactless payments to account for 15% of total POS transactions by 2020

31 Jul 2018

Luko Onke Binase

How cryptocurrencies could offer solutions to Africa's payments challenges

Luko Onke Binase 23 Jul 2018

(L-R): Allen Semboze, Regional Head Africa of Unimoni, and Promoth Manghat, Executive Director of Finablr.

Unimoni rebrand targets 14 African markets

23 Jul 2018

Cryptocurrency to power solar projects

Cryptocurrency to power solar projects

19 Jul 2018

AfricaCom 2018 launches conference, expos

16 Jul 2018

African entrepreneurs join Alibaba's eFounders Fellowship in China

African entrepreneurs join Alibaba's eFounders Fellowship in China

Gabriella Mulligan 6 Jul 2018

Unlocking opportunities in payment systems in Africa

Unlocking opportunities in payment systems in Africa

5 Jul 2018

Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

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Akon's building a Senegalese 'smart city' with his cryptocurrency 'Akoin'

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Investing in your customers yields returns

Investing in your customers yields returns

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Global digital commerce spend forecast to reach $14.7tn by 2022

Global digital commerce spend forecast to reach $14.7tn by 2022

6 Jun 2018

Orange, Google to co-invest in EMEA startups

Orange, Google to co-invest in EMEA startups

Gabriella Mulligan 5 Jun 2018

Kora is the blockchain platform empowering social change in rural Africa.

Kora uses blockchain platform to empower social change in rural Africa

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Tim Hutchinson, head of digital for financial markets, Standard Bank

#AfricaMonth: Fintech breaks down borders in FX trading

23 May 2018

African bank wins digital strategy award

African bank wins digital strategy award

21 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: Africa could be the next frontier for cryptocurrency

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Moroccan e-commerce platform Hmizate expands into fintech

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Tom Jackson 16 May 2018

Jaza Duka benefits local communities by giving them quicker, more reliable access to the products they need most to support their families.

Pilot study to overcome cash constraints for entrepreneurs

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#AfricaMonth: The power of smart technology in Africa

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Christophe Viarnaud, founder of AfricArena and CEO of French-South African tech company, Methys.

#AfricaMonth: Feed our startup gazelles and unicorns with funding

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