Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent. At about 30.3 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area. With 1.2 billion people as of 2016, it accounts for about 16% of the world's human population.

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FinTech Chipper Cash To Expand Into Nigeria
FinTech Chipper Cash To Expand Into Nigeria
September 05, 2019  |  International

Chipper Cash, a no-fee, cross-border payment company started by Ham Serunjogi and Maijid Moujaled, has expanded into Nigeria, according to a report. The company, which...

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Flutterwave Teams With Alipay To Enable China-Africa Transactions
Flutterwave Teams With Alipay To Enable China-Africa Transactions
July 30, 2019  |  Mobile Payments

FinTech startup Flutterwave is teaming up with Alipay to offer digital payments between Alipay and African merchants. Founded in Nigeria, Flutterwave is a a payments...

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Vesicash Uses Escrow To Ignite eCommerce In Africa
Vesicash Uses Escrow To Ignite eCommerce In Africa
July 29, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

The common view about Africa – once found in recent PYMNTS coverage – is that the vast, varied and massively populated continent represents the next frontier for eCommerce....

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Google Maps Adds Nigerian Dialect, Expands Transport Features
Google Maps Adds Nigerian Dialect, Expands Transport Features
July 24, 2019  |  Google

Google has announced a new addition to Google Maps in Nigeria that will speak in a local voice and also introduced new features specifically for...

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OPay Raises $50M To Grow Mobile Payments Ecosystem In Nigeria
OPay Raises $50M To Grow Mobile Payments Ecosystem In Nigeria
July 10, 2019  |  Investments

African payments startup OPay has raised $50 million in funding after investors such as Sequoia China, IDG Capital and Source Code Capital joined in the latest...

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DHL Expands eShop In Africa
DHL Expands eShop In Africa
May 30, 2019  |  eCommerce

DHL is expanding its eCommerce platform in Africa into 9 additional markets, bringing its total reach to 20 African countries. DHL Africa eShop launched last...

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Vodacom, Safaricom To Acquire Rights To Vodafone’s M-Pesa
Vodacom, Safaricom To Acquire Rights To Vodafone’s M-Pesa
May 24, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Kenya’s Safaricom has announced that it is partnering with Vodacom to acquire the intellectual property rights to the M-Pesa mobile financial services platform. Last year...

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Microsoft To Launch $100M Development Center In Africa
Microsoft To Launch $100M Development Center In Africa
May 14, 2019  |  International

Microsoft has announced plans to open its first development center in Africa. Over the next five years, the tech giant will spend more than $100...

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African FinTech Payment Startup Chipper Cash Woos Investors, Including Joe Montana
African FinTech Payment Startup Chipper Cash Woos Investors, Including Joe Montana
May 09, 2019  |  Investments

African FinTech payment startup Chipper Cash has attracted some high-profile investors and raised $2.4 million in a funding round, according to a report in TechCrunch. The...

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