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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Building The ‘Super App’ For The African Market
Building The ‘Super App’ For The African Market
October 04, 2019  |  Digital Banking

This week, Cellulant – an Africa-focused payments services firm – is announcing a big play to build the comprehensive “catch-all app” for consumers in the...

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Cellulant Announces Tingg ‘Super App’ For Africa Payments
Cellulant Announces Tingg ‘Super App’ For Africa Payments
October 01, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

To bring remittances, bill payments, group investments, lending and food as well as gas orders into one app, pan-African payments firm Cellulant has been quietly creating...

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How To Better Served The Unbanked In Nigeria
How To Better Served The Unbanked In Nigeria
September 25, 2019  |  Digital Banking

Among the biggest ongoing challenges and opportunities in payments – and a trend that will hold well into the 2020s, which are just about to...

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African DHL eCommerce Store Adds 13 New Countries
African DHL eCommerce Store Adds 13 New Countries
September 09, 2019  |  eCommerce

The DHL Africa eShop has expanded to include 13 more countries, bringing the total number of supported countries on the continent to 34, according to...

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FinTech Chipper Cash To Expand Into Nigeria
FinTech Chipper Cash To Expand Into Nigeria
September 05, 2019  |  International

Chipper Cash, a no-fee, cross-border payment company started by Ham Serunjogi and Maijid Moujaled, has expanded into Nigeria, according to a report. Get the Full...

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Flutterwave Teams With Alipay To Enable China-Africa Transactions
Flutterwave Teams With Alipay To Enable China-Africa Transactions
July 30, 2019  |  Mobile Payments

FinTech startup Flutterwave is teaming up with Alipay to offer digital payments between Alipay and African merchants. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Vesicash Uses Escrow To Ignite eCommerce In Africa
Vesicash Uses Escrow To Ignite eCommerce In Africa
July 29, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

The common view about Africa – once found in recent PYMNTS coverage – is that the vast, varied and massively populated continent represents the next frontier for eCommerce....

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Google Maps Adds Nigerian Dialect, Expands Transport Features
Google Maps Adds Nigerian Dialect, Expands Transport Features
July 24, 2019  |  Google

Google has announced a new addition to Google Maps in Nigeria that will speak in a local voice and also introduced new features specifically for...

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OPay Raises $50M To Grow Mobile Payments Ecosystem In Nigeria
OPay Raises $50M To Grow Mobile Payments Ecosystem In Nigeria
July 10, 2019  |  Investments

African payments startup OPay has raised $50 million in funding after investors such as Sequoia China, IDG Capital and Source Code Capital joined in the latest...

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