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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

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

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

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