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CE100 Closes out Second Half Down 35% to Date
CE100 Closes out Second Half Down 35% to Date
July 04, 2022  |  Connected Economy

The Connected Economy 100 Stock Index (CE100 Index™) wound up closing out the second quarter, and the year to date, with a performance that far...

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Despite Downturns, Central African Republic President Champions Crypto
Despite Downturns, Central African Republic President Champions Crypto
July 03, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The Central African Republic was the first country in Africa and the second in the world to make bitcoin an official currency, and its president...

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Amazon Egypt Introduces BNPL Offerings Through valU FinTech Platform
Amazon Egypt Introduces BNPL Offerings Through valU FinTech Platform
July 03, 2022  |  BNPL

Amazon Egypt is now offering buy now, pay later (BNPL) plans to qualified buyers through valU, the companies announced Sunday (July 3). FinTech valU serves...

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EMEA Neobank Weekly: Newcomers Seek to Differentiate as UK Grants Fresh Licenses
EMEA Neobank Weekly: Newcomers Seek to Differentiate as UK Grants Fresh Licenses
July 03, 2022  |  Banking

In this week’s EMEA neobank news, the U.K is set to get two new neobanks as both Ashman and Kroo are granted licenses. Ashman has...

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Magnati Launches ‘Experiential Commerce’ Platform
Magnati Launches ‘Experiential Commerce’ Platform
July 01, 2022  |  eCommerce

Payments firm Magnati announced Friday (July 1) the launch of what may be the first metaverse shopping experience in the Middle East. The company is...

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Finastra Launches BNPL Alternative Tool
Finastra Launches BNPL Alternative Tool
July 01, 2022  |  Loans

British FinTech Finastra has debuted an embedded customer lending product, a solution the company says provides access to “traditional regulated lending options” for customers at...

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TikTok Trials eCommerce Offering
TikTok Trials eCommerce Offering
July 01, 2022  |  Social Commerce

TikTok is testing a feed set apart for shopping in a bid to increase revenues for the company’s corporate parent, ByteDance, according to a TechCrunch...

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Airtel Africa Launches Smartcash Payment Service Bank
Airtel Africa Launches Smartcash Payment Service Bank
July 01, 2022  |  Banking

Airtel Africa, a multinational company that provides telecommunications and mobile money services in 14 countries in Africa, primarily in East, Central and West Africa, officially...

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Careem Makes Second Acquisition This Week With Denarii
Careem Makes Second Acquisition This Week With Denarii
July 01, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Ride hailing, payments and food delivery platform Careem picked up money transfer firm Denarii for undisclosed terms, its second acquisition this week, according to a...

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