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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Uber Driver Data Opens Lending Access In Kenya
Uber Driver Data Opens Lending Access In Kenya
July 01, 2016  |  International

A lack of customer data is a huge barrier that prevents many small businesses and individuals in Africa from access to loans. But Uber is...

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Uber Riders Pay Cash In Africa
Uber Riders Pay Cash In Africa
May 27, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Uber announced on Thursday (May 26) that its Uber South Africa operation will begin offering a cash payment option, as well as its standard in-app electronic...

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Orange Makes $85M Nigerian eCommerce Play
Orange Makes $85M Nigerian eCommerce Play
April 06, 2016  |  Investments

French telecom giant Orange is making a play in the African retail industry with a $85 million investment in Nigerian eCommerce company Africa Internet Group (AIG)....

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Orange/Ecobank Launch Bank-To-Wallet Money Transfer Service
Orange/Ecobank Launch Bank-To-Wallet Money Transfer Service
March 22, 2016  |  International

Through a new partnership, customers of both Ecobank and Orange will have the ability to top up their Orange Money eWallets through their bank accounts...

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Visa Grows Financial Inclusion Market Footprint
Visa Grows Financial Inclusion Market Footprint
March 02, 2016  |  Financial Inclusion

Visa is expanding its footprint in the African continent with a new base in the Ivory Coast for serving the underbanked population in the region, the company...

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After A Century, Barclays Steps Back From Africa Operations
After A Century, Barclays Steps Back From Africa Operations
March 01, 2016  |  International

For Barclays, the British bank, it’s stiff upper lip time. Shares in the financial powerhouse were down as much as 11 percent on the day...

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Rocket Internet’s Africa Internet Group Nabs $83M
Rocket Internet’s Africa Internet Group Nabs $83M
February 09, 2016  |  Investments

The eCommerce startup scene in Africa just got a big push with a new $83 million funding for 10 eCommerce ventures, which are counted among...

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Barclays Preps Partial African Market Retreat
Barclays Preps Partial African Market Retreat
January 19, 2016  |  International

So much for Barclays’ full-fledged push into Africa. As The Wall Street Journal noted on Monday (Jan. 18), the banking giant was among the vanguard of Western finance...

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