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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Flutterwave Lands More Than $40M In VC Funding To Expand
Flutterwave Lands More Than $40M In VC Funding To Expand
August 03, 2017  |  Investments

Flutterwave, the FinTech startup, announced news on Wednesday (Aug. 2) that it has raised more than $10 million in a Series A venture capital (VC)...

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Mastercard Gets Vocal on VocaLink, Kroger, Masterpass
Mastercard Gets Vocal on VocaLink, Kroger, Masterpass
July 27, 2017  |  Earnings

A rise in consumer spending, broad-based across several geographies, helped Mastercard beat Wall Street estimates for the second quarter. The company announced news on Thursday that...

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Sub-Saharan Africa Driving Mobile Money Market
Sub-Saharan Africa Driving Mobile Money Market
July 13, 2017  |  International

More than half the world’s mobile money deployments are coming from a perhaps unexpected source: Sub-Saharan Africa. Yet in a way, that balance makes sense....

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Visa And Interswitch Partner To Speed Up Mobile Payments
Visa And Interswitch Partner To Speed Up Mobile Payments
July 03, 2017  |  VISA

Visa, the credit card company, and Interswitch, Africa’s integrated payments and transaction solutions company, announced news on Friday (June 30) that they will partner to...

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Quisk, Network International Set To Launch New Digital Payment Solution In Middle East
Quisk, Network International Set To Launch New Digital Payment Solution In Middle East
June 15, 2017  |  Digital Payments

Quisk Inc., a global provider of digital payment services and solutions located in Silicon Valley, announced that it will soon launch a new digital payment...

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PayU Seeks To Boost Nigerian Online Payment Market Beyond N200 Billion
PayU Seeks To Boost Nigerian Online Payment Market Beyond N200 Billion
June 06, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Having the ability to exchange money on the internet has reached nearly every corner of the globe. In Q1 alone, Nigeria saw 5.5 million transactions...

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M-Pesa Mobile Banking To Cover More Of Africa
M-Pesa Mobile Banking To Cover More Of Africa
May 29, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

Millions more smartphone users in Africa will now have access to basic banking services like borrowing and saving as the popular mobile financial service platform...

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M-Pesa’s Quiet Mobile Revolution 10 Years In
M-Pesa’s Quiet Mobile Revolution 10 Years In
April 11, 2017  |  Payment Methods

In the developed world, particularly in the United States, mobile payments have entered the scene with a lot of fanfare and great expectations — but...

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Bitbond, BitPesa Partner For African SME Finance
Bitbond, BitPesa Partner For African SME Finance
March 29, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Two FinTechs are joining forces to help SMEs across Africa access finance. Reports Tuesday (March 28) said Germany-based Bitbond, an alternative finance platform that uses...

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