MasterCard ramps up Fintech platforms in Malawi, Zimbabwe
BancABC is the first Zimbabwean bank to issue a debit and credit card that will enable Zimswitch and MasterCard local and international payments respectively.
Tawanda Karombo
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eSwatini monarchy wages war on social media
Mobile network operators ordered to switch off access to social media sites.
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Streaming services offer a lifeline to Zimbabwe’s struggling musicians
Services like Buddie Beatz and Gateway Music App offer revenue opportunity.
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Ethiopia, Nigeria ripe for datacentre development
Recent research reflects on growth opportunities opening up within emerging markets across Africa.
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Zimbabwe cracks down on digital finance platforms as local unit fumbles
Local banks directed to “identify the source of funding into the accounts” backing debit cards being used to make multi-purchases at retail outlets in exchange of foreign currency at exorbitant exchange rates.
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Chipper Cash platform links up US to Africa remittance
Service now extended to eight regional markets.
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Chipper Cash platform links up US to Africa remittance
Service now extended to eight regional markets.
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Ethiopia confirms January 2022 date for second telco licence
Industry regulator details plans, and bid applications are scheduled to close in December 2021.
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Chipper Cash readies to compete for share of SA’s Fintech market
24 million South Africans send money to each other daily, according to the company.
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North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa struggle to keep pace with global internet speeds
Research by Cable UK ranks the regions at the bottom of the table for connectivity speeds.
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Africell confirms Uganda exit amid stiff competition from MTN and Airtel
Company will permanently end all mobile network services in the country by 7 October.
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600km Angola to DRC fibre optic link goes live
Kinshasa, whose population has grown to about 17 million, is among the hubs connected by the new link.
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OPay an example for Africa’s aspiring unicorns
Company is valued at US$2bn having raised a further US$400m.