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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Blockchain Technology Could Solve Many Challenges in Africa’s Payments Space
Blockchain Technology Could Solve Many Challenges in Africa’s Payments Space
December 06, 2021  |  Blockchain

Over the past year, Africa has been widely reported as the next crypto frontier, helped by an under-developed infrastructure and a heavily fragmented digital payments...

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Mastercard, Meta Team on SMB Digitization Webinar
Mastercard, Meta Team on SMB Digitization Webinar
December 01, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Mastercard will be working with Meta to help digitize more small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) through a training...

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Flutterwave Marketplace Helps Africa’s Small Businesses Reach New Buyers
Flutterwave Marketplace Helps Africa’s Small Businesses Reach New Buyers
November 29, 2021  |  eCommerce

In a move to scale small and medium-sized business (SMB) growth, Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, has announced the launch of its new eCommerce...

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Pan-African Asset Financing Model Changes Lender, Consumer Economics of Pay-as-You-Go Plans
Pan-African Asset Financing Model Changes Lender, Consumer Economics of Pay-as-You-Go Plans
November 24, 2021  |  Alternative Credit

It might be difficult to imagine living on less than $6 a day, but that’s the reality of 85% of the population in Saharan Africa....

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Paga Teams With LISNR on No-Contact Payments in Africa
Paga Teams With LISNR on No-Contact Payments in Africa
November 17, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Nigerian payments platform Paga Group has joined forces with proximity verification firm LISNR to enable contactless ultrasonic authentication and contactless payments across Africa, according to...

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Consumers to Get JumiaPay Wallet as App Transactions Reach 36% of Total Orders in Q3
Consumers to Get JumiaPay Wallet as App Transactions Reach 36% of Total Orders in Q3
November 16, 2021  |  Earnings

Africa-focused online marketplace Jumia Technologies highlighted signs of growth acceleration during its third quarter earnings call Tuesday (Nov. 16). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Repairing Regulatory Fragmentation Will Spur Cross-Border Payments Across Africa
Repairing Regulatory Fragmentation Will Spur Cross-Border Payments Across Africa
November 15, 2021  |  Regulation

Cross-border payments are an integral part of day-to-day operations for individuals and businesses in Africa, but transferring funds across the 54 countries in the region...

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With AfCFTA, African FinTechs See SMB Investment Opportunities 
With AfCFTA, African FinTechs See SMB Investment Opportunities 
November 12, 2021  |  International

FinTech startups in Africa are ballooning beyond their borders to access a wave of new investments expected to arrive with the advent of the African...

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African FinTech Chipper Cash Raises $150M at $2B+ Valuation
African FinTech Chipper Cash Raises $150M at $2B+ Valuation
November 04, 2021  |  News

African FinTech Chipper Cash closed a $150 million Series C extended funding round at a more than $2 billion valuation, according to media reports. Get the...

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