South Africa

South Africa is a country on the southernmost tip of the African continent, marked by several distinct ecosystems. Inland safari destination Kruger National Park is populated by big game. The Western Cape offers beaches, lush winelands around Stellenbosch and Paarl, craggy cliffs at the Cape of Good Hope, forest and lagoons along the Garden Route, and the city of Cape Town, beneath flat-topped Table Mountain.

South Africa Telco MTN Targets $5 Billion For Mobile Money Expansion
South Africa Telco MTN Targets $5 Billion For Mobile Money Expansion
April 11, 2021  |  Fintech Investments

South Africa-based MTN, the mobile phone company, has plans to value its mobile money arm at over $5 billion, a report from Financial Times (FT)...

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Citi Rolls Out Digitized Records For International B2B Payments
Citi Rolls Out Digitized Records For International B2B Payments
March 08, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Citi has rolled out a new offering for its institutional customers that accelerates the handling of their international payments by digitizing supporting records. The offering...

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Bitcoin Daily: California Man Jailed For Defrauding Crypto Investors Of Over $20 Million; Bitcoin Falls Below $30,000
Bitcoin Daily: California Man Jailed For Defrauding Crypto Investors Of Over $20 Million; Bitcoin Falls...
January 27, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Jerry Ji Guo was sentenced to six months in jail for defrauding investors of over $20 million in a fraudulent initial coin offering scheme, according...

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Xero, Nedbank Team On API-Enabled Bank Feed For SMBs
Xero, Nedbank Team On API-Enabled Bank Feed For SMBs
January 20, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Xero, a global small business cloud accounting platform, is working with South Africa’s Nedbank to give small- to medium-size business (SMB) clients a digital, application...

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Australia, South Africa Take On The Late Payments Fight
Australia, South Africa Take On The Late Payments Fight
December 14, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Delayed and late B2B payments are a global issue, but this week’s B2B Data Digest shines a spotlight on two markets that are elevating the...

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In South Africa, Improving SMB Cash Flow – And Trade Credit Pain Points
In South Africa, Improving SMB Cash Flow – And Trade Credit Pain Points
October 02, 2020  |  B2B Payments

No matter where you look, the pandemic has shone a spotlight on the pressures faced by smaller firms trying to manage cash flow. Get the...

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Bitcoin Daily: Travala Users Can Use Crypto Again To Pay For Expedia Bookings; S. African Ex-Crypto Agency Chief Allegedly Scammed Investors Of $13.4M
Bitcoin Daily: Travala Users Can Use Crypto Again To Pay For Expedia Bookings; S. African...
July 06, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Travala.com, the Binance-backed online trading agency, will be allowing travel bookings through Expedia paid for in cryptocurrency for the first time since 2018, according to...

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto ATMs Expand Networks, Volume; S. Africa Proposes Regs Restricting Crypto Uses
Bitcoin Daily: Crypto ATMs Expand Networks, Volume; S. Africa Proposes Regs Restricting Crypto Uses
April 19, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin ATMs are seeing consistent traffic during the pandemic, according to operators. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Yum! Brands To Hold Back Rent In South Africa
Yum! Brands To Hold Back Rent In South Africa
April 06, 2020  |  Retail

As its restaurants are shuttered over a lockdown enforced by authorities to keep the coronavirus from spreading, Yum! Brands Inc., the owner of KFC, has...

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