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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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
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 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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