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
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

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  |  Legal & 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  |  Cross-border Payments

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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