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Mobile Telco Infrastructure Positions Côte d’Ivoire as Key FinTech Hub for Francophone Africa

Mobile Telco Infrastructure Positions Côte d’Ivoire as Key FinTech Hub for Francophone Africa
Mobile Telco Infrastructure Positions Côte d’Ivoire as Key FinTech Hub for Francophone Africa
August 09, 2022  |  Mobile Payments

Home to a string of popular FinTech unicorns and pan-African payment giants like Flutterwave, Interswitch and OPay, Nigeria’s tech startups often steal the headlines. Get...

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PayZen Enters Agreement with Iowa Hospital Coalition 
PayZen Enters Agreement with Iowa Hospital Coalition 
August 09, 2022  |  Healthcare Financing

Healthcare financing platform PayZen signed a partnership agreement with the Iowa Hospital Association (IHA) and its subsidiary ServiShare to serve as the preferred patient financing...

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FinTechs Offer Trade Credit Bridge Between Banks, SMBs
FinTechs Offer Trade Credit Bridge Between Banks, SMBs
August 09, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

Small businesses have found it difficult to keep up with digital innovations in payments and financing. Banks too face challenges developing and implementing systems scaled...

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Financial Venture Studio Raises $40M for Early-Stage Startups
Financial Venture Studio Raises $40M for Early-Stage Startups
August 09, 2022  |  Startups

Venture capital fund Financial Venture Studio (FVS) has closed its second fund, a $40 million pool designed to help early-stage startups. Get the Full Story...

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What the UK’s Economic Crime Bills Mean for Anti-Money Laundering Fight
What the UK’s Economic Crime Bills Mean for Anti-Money Laundering Fight
August 09, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Last week saw the implementation of the U.K.’s long-awaited “Register of Overseas Entities,” a cornerstone of the government’s Economic Crime Act. But what is “economic...

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Report: Twitter Blue Subscribers May Gain Exclusive Ability to Edit Tweets
Report: Twitter Blue Subscribers May Gain Exclusive Ability to Edit Tweets
August 09, 2022  |  Subscriptions

Twitter Blue subscribers may soon be able to edit their tweets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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BoE Calls for Oversight in Metaverse Crypto Use
BoE Calls for Oversight in Metaverse Crypto Use
August 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The Bank of England (BoE) is warning that “robust consumer protection” would be needed if cryptocurrencies achieved widespread use inside the metaverse. Get the Full...

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Jack Henry to Acquire Payrailz, Add Tools to Help FIs Compete With Disruptors
Jack Henry to Acquire Payrailz, Add Tools to Help FIs Compete With Disruptors
August 09, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Saying it’s adding more solutions to help banks and credit unions compete with industry disruptors, Jack Henry & Associates announced that it will acquire digital...

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Truework Secures $50M Series C to Grow Income Verification Platform
Truework Secures $50M Series C to Grow Income Verification Platform
August 09, 2022  |  Loans

Income and employment verification startup Truework secured a $50 million Series C funding deal that will go toward helping the company continue product development, add...

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