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Mastercard and enza Partner to Accelerate Fintech Growth in Africa
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Mastercard and enza Partner to Accelerate Fintech Growth in Africa

Mastercard and enza – a payment solutions company – have collaborated to connect fintech companies across Africa to the Mastercard network. This collaboration will enable fintech players to build propositions on the enza platform that…

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Gen Z Powers 54% of Binance Users in Africa
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Gen Z Powers 54% of Binance Users in Africa

Step aside, old-school money moves, Gen Z ( born between 1997 and 2012) is officially rewriting the rules of finance, one crypto wallet at a time. With hustle in their DNA, a side gig (or three) on speed dial, and an allergic reaction to…

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Liquid C2 Achieves Sophos Platinum Partner Status Across Africa
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Liquid C2 Achieves Sophos Platinum Partner Status Across Africa

Liquid C2 has attained Platinum Partner status with global cyber security leader Sophos, the highest level in Sophos’ partner programme. As a Managed Service Provider Partner across Africa, we can deliver flexible, subscription-based…

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Embed Financial Appoints Eric Mboma as CEO for Africa
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Embed Financial Appoints Eric Mboma as CEO for Africa

Embed Financial Group Holdings (EFGH) has announced the appointment of Eric Mboma as Chief Executive Officer for Africa. “It is with great pleasure and gratitude for me to announce that we have onboarded Eric Mboma as our CEO for Africa. I…

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[OPINION] Why technology could be a tipping point for insurance uptake
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[OPINION] Why technology could be a tipping point for insurance uptake

By Prudence Khamati Head of Operations, Old Mutual General Insurance Kenya. Insurance for most Kenyans, is a grudge purchase – something people reluctantly buy because it is mandated, not necessarily because they see its value. This has…

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LemFi Acquires Pillar to Launch Credit Cards for Immigrants in the UK
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LemFi Acquires Pillar to Launch Credit Cards for Immigrants in the UK

LemFi has announced the acquisition of Pillar, a UK-based fintech focused on credit access for immigrants. As a result of this acquisition, LemFi will launch specialised credit cards designed especially for immigrant communities. If you…

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300 Youth Graduate from PLP x Safaricom Hook Tech Program
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300 Youth Graduate from PLP x Safaricom Hook Tech Program

Power Learn Project Africa (PLP), in collaboration with Safaricom’s youth platform Safaricom Hook, has today graduated 300 youth from a groundbreaking nationwide software development program aimed at building a digitally-empowered…

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The Rise of Forex Trading in Kenya
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The Rise of Forex Trading in Kenya

The forex market in Kenya has experienced remarkable growth in the past few years. This has been a result of increasing access to digital financial services. With the growing interest among Kenyans to invest in currency markets, a clear…

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Pesapal and RACK Partner to Launch an All-in-One POS Solution for SMEs
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Pesapal and RACK Partner to Launch an All-in-One POS Solution for SMEs

Pesapal has partnered with RACK, a local startup building tailored software for African SMEs. The two are rolling out a fully-integrated Point of Sale (POS) solution designed to digitize sales, payments, inventory, tax compliance, and…

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