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Pictures: Aida Diarra, senior vice president and head of sub-Saharan Africa at Visa with Clayton Hayward, group CEO of EFTCorp. Together they have formed a five year partnership to enhance financial inclusion in Africa (Image supplied)

Visa invests $1bn to grow financial inclusion in Africa, partners with EFTCorp

2024 AABLA Business Leader of the year: African Bank's CEO, Kennedy G Bungane

2024 AABLA Business Leader of the year: African Bank's CEO, Kennedy G Bungane

2024 AABLA Business Leader of the year: African Bank's CEO, Kennedy G Bungane

2024 AABLA Business Leader of the year: African Bank's CEO, Kennedy G Bungane

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Source: @USAID_SAfrica/X. Congratulations to Lesotho’s Jalad Africa who emerged as Regional Exporter of the Year at the Southern Africa Regional Exporters Awards held on 26 July in Gqeberha, South Africa. The awards are part of a collaboration between the US Government through @USAID and @ecdc_developec.
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Donna Rachelson 20 May 2019

Akinwale Goodluck

Policy and the potential of mobile money for financial inclusion

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Interoperability and financial inclusion in Africa

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Nicci Botha 20 Mar 2019

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The cause and effect of behaviour economics

11 Mar 2019

Kobus du Plooy, CEO of Celbux

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22 Jan 2019

Mobile payments boost Nigerian economy

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17 Jan 2019

Mastercard drops name from logo to become symbol brand

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Corporate content should be part of your DNA

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Mobile money transfers have taken off in Somalia. But there are risks

Victor Odundo Owuor 15 Oct 2018

#FairnessFirst: SA's Standard Bank commits to global #HeForShe movement

#FairnessFirst: SA's Standard Bank commits to global #HeForShe movement

Leigh Andrews 8 Oct 2018

Is Africa the Silicon Valley of banking?

Is Africa the Silicon Valley of banking?

27 Sep 2018

John Kamaro, director for Global Gaming Africa

Blockchain as a solution to Africa's challenges

Katy Micallef 21 Sep 2018

Nigerian WhatsApp chatbot launched for UBA bank

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7 Sep 2018

Cape Town, Western Cape launches inaugural Africa Halal Week 2018

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8 Aug 2018

#PIPC2018: The role of affordable payment solutions in promoting financial inclusion

#PIPC2018: The role of affordable payment solutions in promoting financial inclusion

2 Aug 2018

Absa embraces Africa with new brand

11 Jul 2018

Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

5 Jul 2018

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Truecaller eyes out sub-Saharan Africa's mobile payment space

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Kora is the blockchain platform empowering social change in rural Africa.

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Tim Hutchinson, head of digital for financial markets, Standard Bank

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SA's first biometric ATM by FNB

SA's first biometric ATM by FNB

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Tanzania's new mining laws signal sweeping changes

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