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Global cities compete to host AfricArena innovation summits in 2025

AltSchool Africa and Binance launch scholarships to nurture digital skills in 500 Africans

AltSchool Africa and Binance launch scholarships to nurture digital skills in 500 Africans

3 Dec 2024

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)

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Morocco regulator bans bitcoin payments

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21 Nov 2017

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Mastercard-Spazapp collaboration brings cashless payments to informal retailers

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13 Oct 2017

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