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622 Mil Transactions Later, A15 Sells Tpay to Africa’s Helios
Egypt’s A15 has just announced that they’re exiting UAE-based Tpay today, selling off its majority stake to Helios from Africa. Now collectively holding 24% of the stake, A15 along with the current executive team will continue to lead the implementation
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United Bank For Africa To Launch Chat Banking On Whatsapp In Nigeria
n a first for Nigeria, customers of United Bank for Africa can now conduct their favorite banking activities in a secure and convenient manner, by communicating with their bank in a verified WhatsApp chat. This capability is made possible through
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National Bank of Egypt Upgrades Treasury and Risk Management Operations
Finastra announced that National Bank of Egypt (UK) Limited is deploying Fusion Treasury and Fusion Risk. The treasury and risk solutions will be tightly integrated with the bank’s existing Fusion Equation core banking system – helping the bank to deliver
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Temenos and AUC Venture Lab Team Up to Accelerate Fintech Innovation in Egypt
The Venture lab at The American University in Cairo, an university-based startup accelerator in Africa and the MENA region, and Temenos, the Swiss banking software company, have announced their intention to collaborate and strengthen the fintech ecosystem in Cairo. Temenos will
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Fintech to Solve Financial Exclusion in Egypt
In Egypt, fintech is set to play a key role in providing basic financial services to the large pool of unbanked people, according to experts and industry observers. Egypt is the most populous nation in the Middle East and North
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Fintech In South Africa: A Quick Overview
Market demand for innovative products and services has been pushing fintech innovation in South Africa. In respond to the rapid development of fintech, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) established a three-man fintech unit in January to monitor the impact
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10 Insurtech Game Changers
Insurtechs enable insurance carriers to innovate much faster than they do today. Their innovative solutions dramatically improve the primary process of insurance carriers; they take away the frictions that customers experience when dealing with an insurance firm. We believe that
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