Nigeria

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. The company, which...

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MTN’s New Mobile Money Transfer Service Caters To Unbanked Nigerians
MTN’s New Mobile Money Transfer Service Caters To Unbanked Nigerians
August 29, 2019  |  International

The biggest telecom company in Nigeria has launched a mobile money transfer service intended to serve the country’s unbanked population, according to a report by...

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DOJ Charges Nigerian Email Scammers
DOJ Charges Nigerian Email Scammers
August 22, 2019  |  Legal

The U.S. Justice Department has announced charges against 80 people, most of them Nigerians, in a wide-ranging fraud and money laundering operation that netted millions...

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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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Nigerian Presidential Hopeful Wants Blockchain And Crypto To Help Economy
Nigerian Presidential Hopeful Wants Blockchain And Crypto To Help Economy
November 27, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

Atiku Abubakar, a 2019 presidential candidate in Nigeria, said he will support cryptocurrency and blockchain if he becomes the country’s next leader, according to the Daily...

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The Tech And Payments Promise Of Africa
The Tech And Payments Promise Of Africa
August 30, 2018  |  International

The next great tech frontier? That would be Africa, according to recent comments from Alibaba Group Holding’s founder and chairman Jack Ma. “The opportunity in...

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Digital Payments In Africa Gain Steam
Digital Payments In Africa Gain Steam
August 30, 2018  |  Digital Payments

Business growth in Africa requires better payments infrastructure, and that effort received a significant boost this week when Stripe, Visa and other firms invested $8...

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‘Africa’s Stripe,’ Paystack, Snags $8M From Visa, Tencent, Stripe
‘Africa’s Stripe,’ Paystack, Snags $8M From Visa, Tencent, Stripe
August 29, 2018  |  Investments

Paystack, the Nigerian payments company, announced on Tuesday (Aug. 28) that it raised $8 million in a Series A round. According to a report in Quartz, citing...

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Nigeria Sees Decline In Banked Adults Thanks To Mobile Money Roadblocks
Nigeria Sees Decline In Banked Adults Thanks To Mobile Money Roadblocks
July 19, 2018  |  Financial Inclusion

Despite being home to Africa’s biggest mobile phone market, Nigeria is seeing a decline in banked adults in the country. According to a report in...

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