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Visa, Access Bank Partner On SMB Cards In Nigeria

Visa, Access Bank Partner On SMB Cards In Nigeria
Visa, Access Bank Partner On SMB Cards In Nigeria
December 14, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Visa will be working with Access Bank on a new debit card for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Nigeria, according to a Vanguard Media...

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto-Themed Cruise Ship To Set Sail, Nigeria Eyes National Crypto Adoption
Bitcoin Daily: Crypto-Themed Cruise Ship To Set Sail, Nigeria Eyes National Crypto Adoption
October 15, 2020  |  Bitcoin

“The Crypto Cruise Ship” is getting ready to depart from the Mediterranean and anchor in the Gulf of Panama, according to an announcement. Get the...

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Stripe To Acquire African Payments Processor Paystack
Stripe To Acquire African Payments Processor Paystack
October 15, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Stripe is acquiring Paystack, a company that says it processes more than half of online payments in Nigeria. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Disrupting The Remittance Market One Corridor At A Time
Disrupting The Remittance Market One Corridor At A Time
September 14, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

The pandemic, and the international trail of economic chaos it has wrought, has thrown the growing importance and relevance of readily available digital remittance products...

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Bitcoin Daily: ShapeShift Crypto Exchange Alleges $900,000 Employee Bitcoin Theft; Line Debuts Blockchain Platform, Digital Wallet Services
Bitcoin Daily: ShapeShift Crypto Exchange Alleges $900,000 Employee Bitcoin Theft; Line Debuts Blockchain Platform, Digital...
August 27, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Crypto exchange ShapeShift is suing former engineer Azamat Mukhiddinov for allegedly stealing $900,000 in bitcoin via programs he installed on their servers, CoinDesk reported. Get...

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How The Pandemic Is Reshaping The Nigerian Digital Payments Landscape
How The Pandemic Is Reshaping The Nigerian Digital Payments Landscape
August 07, 2020  |  Digital Payments

Cash was long king in Nigeria despite more than a decade of efforts to bring cashless options to consumers, Jay Alabraba, co-founder of Nigerian payments...

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Bitcoin Daily: FBI Says Nigerian BEC Scam Netted Millions With Some Converted To Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: FBI Says Nigerian BEC Scam Netted Millions With Some Converted To Bitcoin
July 13, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Two Nigerian scammers known for allegedly defrauding American companies for tens of millions of dollars that they transferred into bitcoin were extradited to the U.S....

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SoftBank-Backed OPay Pauses Ride-Hailing, Logistics Services In Nigeria
SoftBank-Backed OPay Pauses Ride-Hailing, Logistics Services In Nigeria
July 03, 2020  |  Ridesharing

OPay, the SoftBank-backed African eCommerce and payments company, has suspended its Nigerian operation, citing the coronavirus pandemic and also a government ban, Bloomberg reports. Get...

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Bitcoin Daily: Darknet Bitcoin Spending Slides During COVID-19 Pandemic; Telegram Prohibited From Issuing Tokens To Foreign Investors
Bitcoin Daily: Darknet Bitcoin Spending Slides During COVID-19 Pandemic; Telegram Prohibited From Issuing Tokens To...
April 01, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Spending at darknet markets declined during the past two months even with a drop in the price of the digital currency, per Chainalysis data, as...

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