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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API Marketplaces Boost Economic Growth, Accelerate Digitization of Africa’s Informal Sector
API Marketplaces Boost Economic Growth, Accelerate Digitization of Africa’s Informal Sector
November 17, 2022  |  Digital Payments

From funding development projects to enabling trade, banks not only play a central role in fostering economic growth across the African region. Financial institutions (FIs)...

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B2B Platform Solv Kenya and Cellulant Offer Payment and Collection Services
B2B Platform Solv Kenya and Cellulant Offer Payment and Collection Services
November 16, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Pan-African payments provider Cellulant and B2B digital platform Solv Kenya have partnered to enable small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to reconcile, receive and view all...

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Founders Unite to Connect African Tech Community, Plug Funding Gap
Founders Unite to Connect African Tech Community, Plug Funding Gap
November 10, 2022  |  Technology

Although African startups secured close to $5 billion in venture capital (VC) funding in 2021, double of what was raised year-on-year (YoY), it still pales...

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FinTech Euronet Worldwide Teams With AeTrade on Digital Payments
FinTech Euronet Worldwide Teams With AeTrade on Digital Payments
November 09, 2022  |  emea

Digital payments in Africa are about to get an even wider reach, thanks to a new collaboration between Euronet Worldwide and the Africa Electronic Trade...

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Standard Bank May Consider Acquisitions as It Looks to Serve Multinational African Businesses
Standard Bank May Consider Acquisitions as It Looks to Serve Multinational African Businesses
October 31, 2022  |  Banking

Against the backdrop of increasing competition in its home market of South Africa, Standard Bank Group is open to acquisitions in Kenya and Nigeria as...

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MedTechs Help Overstretched African Doctors Accelerate Diagnostics and Save Lives
MedTechs Help Overstretched African Doctors Accelerate Diagnostics and Save Lives
October 26, 2022  |  Healthcare

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), African countries suffer from a severe shortage of healthcare professionals, with many having fewer than 0.2 qualified physicians...

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Cellulant and Mastercard Team to Provide Virtual Cards for African Businesses
Cellulant and Mastercard Team to Provide Virtual Cards for African Businesses
October 25, 2022  |  Partnerships

Cellulant, a pan-African payment company, announced that it will deploy Mastercard’s virtual card technology to enable payments for Cellulant customers. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Walmart Gambles on Africa’s Retail Potential
Walmart Gambles on Africa’s Retail Potential
October 21, 2022  |  Africa

Dek: Following Walmart’s decision to take full ownership of Massmart, any suggestion that the retailer could back out of its African venture has been effectively...

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FIs, Startups and Policymakers Drive Intra-African Trade, Payments Within EU-Style Customs Union
FIs, Startups and Policymakers Drive Intra-African Trade, Payments Within EU-Style Customs Union
October 18, 2022  |  Cross Border Commerce

Africa is often lagging behind when it comes to global trade but in recent years, projects aimed at building a more autonomous pan-African economy, many...

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