Google is flexing its muscle when it comes to digital payment market. According to Reuters, tech giant Google has launched international money transfer partnerships with remittances firms Wise and Western Union for users of its U.S. payments app. Google Pay users in the United States can now transfer money to app customers in India and...
Day: <span>12 May 2021</span>
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NexChange Group and Marita Group Co-Host Africa Blockchain Week Virtual Summit
NexChange Group and Marita Group Co-Host Africa Blockchain Week Virtual Summit to Showcase Continent’s Technological Leapfrog The inaugural Africa Blockchain Week will launch from June 28th to July 1st 2021. NexChange Group, a blockchain ecosystem and venture builder and MARITA Group, an African conglomerate will combine forces to co-host this Virtual Summit. The event will...
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Honda aims for 100% Electric Vehicles by 2040 – says new CEO
Honda Motor Company is aiming to increase its ratio of electric vehicles (EVs) and fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) to 100% of all sales by 2040, said chief executive Toshihiro Mibe. Speaking at his first news conference since taking the helm of Japan’s second-largest automaker at the beginning of April, Mibe said the company supported the...
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Akon is Building a Second Crypto City in Uganda and the Government Approves – Report
R&B artist Akon has yet to come anywhere close to realizing his ambitious vision for a “futuristic” city powered by a cryptocurrency called “Akoin” and built on land given to him by the Senegalese government. But that isn’t stopping the “Smack That” singer from making plans to build a second Akon City — this time in Uganda....
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Paystack, Nigerian fintech Startup enters the South African Market
Nigerian fintech giant Paystack has officially entered the South African market following a six-month pilot programme. Paystack processes online and offline payments made via cards and electronic funds transfer (EFT). In just six years since first launching in Nigeria, Paystack has expanded into more than 40 countries and grown its merchant customer base to over...