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Nigeria’s 5G Race Heats Up as Airtel Acquires New License
Nigeria’s 5G Race Heats Up as Airtel Acquires New License
January 12, 2023  |  emea

Airtel Africa has acquired 5G spectrum capacity in Nigeria, one of the region’s largest economies. The news, announced by the company this week, means that...

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Report: Crypto Lender Nexo Raided in Money Laundering Probe
Report: Crypto Lender Nexo Raided in Money Laundering Probe
January 12, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Bulgarian police have reportedly raided cryptocurrency lender Nexo in a money laundering and tax probe. Authorities are looking into Nexo on suspicion of money laundering,...

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Babylon Health Delivers 1M+ Telehealth Appointments, Easing Pressure on NHS
Babylon Health Delivers 1M+ Telehealth Appointments, Easing Pressure on NHS
January 12, 2023  |  Healthcare

In the year to October 2022, Babylon Health facilitated over a million U.K. telehealth appointments. As the U.K.-founded digital-first health service provider revealed during a...

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Worldline and Lidio Streamline Access to $24B Turkish eCommerce Market
Worldline and Lidio Streamline Access to $24B Turkish eCommerce Market
January 12, 2023  |  Retail

Worldline and Lidio have partnered to help eCommerce merchants access Turkey at a time when local consumers are facing 80% inflation. Together, payments services company Worldline and...

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Mondu Tops Up Series A Funding With Additional $13M
Mondu Tops Up Series A Funding With Additional $13M
January 12, 2023  |  Investments

B2B BNPL startup Mondu has added $13 million to its Series A round. The latest top-up brings the total raised in the Berlin-based startup’s Series...

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Germany’s Translation Tech Firm DeepL Becomes Latest AI Unicorn
Germany’s Translation Tech Firm DeepL Becomes Latest AI Unicorn
January 12, 2023  |  Investments

German startup DeepL reached a 1 billion euro ($1.085 billion) valuation following its latest funding round. Although the total amount raised has not been disclosed,...

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Tencent Targets European Cloud Market
Tencent Targets European Cloud Market
January 12, 2023  |  Technology

Tencent Cloud will provide cloud services in Europe through a strategic partnership with Traac. The cloud business of Chinese technology giant Tencent announced the collaboration...

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Hack the Box Gets $55M to Fight Cybercrime
Hack the Box Gets $55M to Fight Cybercrime
January 12, 2023  |  Investments

Hack the Box has gotten $55 million in its campaign to help businesses fight cybercrime. The U.K. company, which bills itself as a “gamified continuous...

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Astra Tech Acquires Botim to Create MENA Super App
Astra Tech Acquires Botim to Create MENA Super App
January 12, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Astra Tech has acquired Botim in a bid to create a Gulf region super app. The deal will transform Astra Tech — an investment firm...

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