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Arab Bank Launches Products for Doctors
Arab Bank Launches Products for Doctors
August 29, 2022  |  Banking

The multinational Arab Bank has launched a banking package in Bahrain tailored to doctors’ banking requirements. The new package — “Tabeeb Plus” — will provide...

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Nigeria: Hotbed for Growing Q-Commerce Market in Africa
Nigeria: Hotbed for Growing Q-Commerce Market in Africa
August 29, 2022  |  Delivery

This month saw the launch of Jumia Food Mart in Nigeria, signaling the pan-African eCommerce giant’s first move into the quick-commerce space. Jumia customers in...

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Walmart to Delist Africa’s Massmart in Deal to Buy Out Retailer
Walmart to Delist Africa’s Massmart in Deal to Buy Out Retailer
August 29, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Walmart has struck a deal to fully acquire Massmart and purchase the shares it doesn’t already own for 62 rand ($3.65) each, with the deal...

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Seamless Payments: A Thing of Beauty
Seamless Payments: A Thing of Beauty
August 29, 2022  |  Payment Methods

The pursuit of beauty could be called universal, but how people want to pay for it varies locally. To bridge legions of buyers and sellers...

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Emerging Market Consumers Lukewarm on Value of CBDCs
Emerging Market Consumers Lukewarm on Value of CBDCs
August 29, 2022  |  CBDC

It’s been over a year since the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued a circular prohibiting banks and other financial institutions from facilitating cryptocurrency transactions...

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3 Things to Know About the UK’s DFMI Consortium Exploring Future of Money
3 Things to Know About the UK’s DFMI Consortium Exploring Future of Money
August 29, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Last week saw the launch of the Digital Financial Markets Infrastructure (DFMI) consortium, a cross-industry body committed to exploring the future of money through real...

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AB InBev Launches BEES B2B eCommerce Platform in UK
AB InBev Launches BEES B2B eCommerce Platform in UK
August 28, 2022  |  eCommerce

Budweiser Brewing Group U.K. owner AB InBev has plans to debut its B2B eCommerce platform, called BEES, in the U.K., which a company press release...

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EMEA Daily: BLIK Goes International With VIAMO Acquisition; Zuora to Acquire Zephr for $44M to Expand Subscription Solutions
EMEA Daily: BLIK Goes International With VIAMO Acquisition; Zuora to Acquire Zephr for $44M to...
August 26, 2022  |  emea

Today in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the company that operates Poland’s BLIK mobile payment solution is set to acquire the Slovakian FinTech VIAMO....

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BLIK Goes International With VIAMO Acquisition
BLIK Goes International With VIAMO Acquisition
August 26, 2022  |  International

Polish Payment Standard (PPS), the operator of Poland’s popular mobile payment solution BLIK is set to acquire the Slovakian mobile transaction service provider VIAMO, marking...

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