Mastercard Acquires Ekata for $ 850 Million
Mastercard has strengthened its online identity management capability by acquiring Ekata, an identity verification firm, for US$850 Million. This move ... Read More
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International Finance Corporation to Invest In Antler East Africa
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), which is part of the World Bank, plans to invest up to $2 million (KSh215 million) in ... Read More
Money Transfers Across Africa: Bitzlato Partners With Lemonade Finance
Bitzlato (BZ), the latest P2P Crypto Exchanger to enter the African market, has added Lemonade Finance, a borderless payment platform for ... Read More
UK Considers Central Bank Digital Currency
The UK is considering creating a digital currency backed by the country’s Central Bank. On Monday, the Bank of England and the ... Read More
Here’s What We Know About TikTok’s 38 Year-Old Billionaire Founder
TikTok a video sharing app was named the most downloaded app of the first quarter of 2021 but not much ... Read More
Paypal’s Venmo Now Permits Cryptocurrency Trading
Venmo, a mobile payment service owned by PayPal has announced that it has started allowing users to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrencies ... Read More
Clubhouse Secures New Series C Funding Round
The clubhouse has confirmed that it has raised a new Series C funding round at a $4 billion valuation. The ... Read More
Access Bank to Acquire African Banking Corporation of Botswana
According to a memo published today, Access Bank, Nigeria’s largest lender, has agreed to buy a majority stake in African Banking Corporation ... Read More
Chad’s President Idriss Deby Dies As Son Takes Over
President Idriss Deby of Chad has died of injuries suffered on the frontlines when some rebels attacked the army. The ... Read More
Chelsea FC Owner Roman Abramovich To Pull Chelsea Out Of Super League
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has become the first owner to take steps to pull his club out of the controversial plans for ... Read More