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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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. Thanks to the partnership, Cellulant...

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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 Payments

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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Seamless B2C Transactions Demand Interoperability Across African, Global Payment Systems
Seamless B2C Transactions Demand Interoperability Across African, Global Payment Systems
October 18, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

With some 40 currencies across 54 countries, divergent preferences for payment methods and even the same payment method processed differently depending on the country, it’s...

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Big Tech Eyes Untapped Cloud Opportunities in MEA Markets
Big Tech Eyes Untapped Cloud Opportunities in MEA Markets
October 17, 2022  |  Big Tech

In recent years, cloud data centers and the scalable server power they provide businesses have emerged as one of the most critical infrastructural components of...

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EMEA Daily: Ikea Pushes Affordability as Inflation Looms
EMEA Daily: Ikea Pushes Affordability as Inflation Looms
October 13, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

Today in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, Ikea reaffirms its commitment to affordability, while Adyen announces the launch of its platform in...

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B2B Marketplaces Digitize Corporate Procurement, Tackle Africa’s Inefficient Supply Chains
B2B Marketplaces Digitize Corporate Procurement, Tackle Africa’s Inefficient Supply Chains
October 13, 2022  |  Commerce

Online marketplaces are among the defining features of contemporary eCommerce, which has been shaped by the likes of global heavyweights such as Amazon and eBay....

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Internet, Cloud Capabilities Define Google’s Billion-Dollar Africa Investment
Internet, Cloud Capabilities Define Google’s Billion-Dollar Africa Investment
October 12, 2022  |  Connected Economy

One year on from the launch of Google’s billion-dollar, five-year investment plan to foster digital transformation in Africa, the firm has announced a number of...

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Mastercard Backs nClude to Further Financial Inclusion in Egypt
Mastercard Backs nClude to Further Financial Inclusion in Egypt
October 12, 2022  |  Partnerships

Mastercard is investing in and collaborating with African technology company nClude to foster further financial inclusion across Egypt while also enhancing the country’s FinTech ecosystem....

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