Flutterwave appoints new CFO to drive growth
Mitesh Popat most recently held senior positions at Citi, including being CFO of the Middle East and Africa, where he managed financial operations in 29 countries.
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Flutterwave pens 5-year Microsoft technology deal
Flutterwave says the partnership will assist in accelerating growth of transactions processed on its platform for global clients like Uber and Netflix.
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Saudi blockchain start-up IR4LAB expands into Africa
The company’s aim is to spur innovation in deep technologies and implement use cases utilising its blockchain solution.
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Freelancers can benefit from quicker and safer payment methods
The growing acceptance amongst local and global businesses for remote and gig economy workers, offering short-term, or on demand employment opportunities is helping freelancers to grow and expand their business.
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Cameroon’s eVisa application service to go live in April
The eVisa system, the minister believes, will help turn Cameroon into a more attractive destination.
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Fintech Flutterwave brushes off $6m hack claim in Nigeria
Flutterwave identified an unusual trend of transactions on some users’ profiles, but denies a security breach took place and says no funds were lost.
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Stay safe when shopping online this festive season
As local businesses ramp up for Black Friday, consumers are vulnerable to threats from bad actors. PayPal sales development director for Africa Mark Mwongela offers some advice on how to stay safe.
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EcoCash pens deal to enable PayPal service in cash-strapped Zimbabwe
Locals can now use PayPal’s Xoom mobile payment service for remittances.
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Stay safe while transacting online this Black Friday
Anupam Pahuja, VP, India, SEA, Middle East, and Africa at Paypal shares tips on how consumers can keep themselves safe this festive season.
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Flutterwave and PayPal announce lucrative e-commerce pact
Move offers an opportunity to merchants to leverage cross border payments.
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Safaricom pilots social on M-Pesa
An internal trial of new mobile money linked chat service is currently underway ahead of a launch planned for later this year.
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Africa well positioned to exploit ecommerce growth
DHL VP urges more businesses on the continent to embrace the disruptive technology.