Women Entrepreneurs Lead the way in Digital Presence, According to Mastercard SME Research in Middle East and Africa

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81% of women entrepreneurs across the Middle East and Africa have a digital business presence according to Mastercard MEA SME Confidence Index Latest research by Mastercard highlights high digitalization among women-owned businesses as opportunity for broader SME recovery and digital economy growth Despite the gender gap and social challenges, entrepreneurial women across the world and

Equity Named the Best Regional Bank in East Africa by the 2021 African Banker Awards

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Equity demonstrated a strong and consistent financial performance in the 2020 financial year The Group continues to pioneer technological innovations that have led to more convenient banking and transaction cost reduction for customers The Group distinguished itself for its role in safeguarding and cushioning the lives and livelihoods of its host communities Equity has been

Transforming B2B Payments Could Help Africa’s Local Businesses Grow

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By Clara Wanjiku Odero The World Bank estimates remittances to the Middle East and North Africa region rose by 2.3 percent to about $56 billion in 2020. However, global businesses that want to pay their Africa-based vendors and patterns are often frustrated by their experience with B2B payments. Typically, international businesses must route funds through

Meet Visa: Reintroducing the Iconic Visa Brand to Everyone, Everywhere

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Multi-year brand evolution highlights the power of Visa’s trusted global network, enabling modern money movement and expanding economic access Inviting the world to ‘Meet Visa,‘ the global payments technology company today unveiled the initial phase of its brand evolution spotlighting the diverse capabilities of its network and commitment to enabling global economic inclusion. Aligned closely

Pipit Global Partners with Cellulant to Power Low-Cost Remittances in Africa

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Irish FinTech, Pipit Global Partners with Pan-African Fintech Cellulant to power cheaper and safer means for Africans in the EU and UK to send cash to their families at home in Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Mali, Senegal, and Ghana According to reports by the BBC, about 8 million Africans live abroad. That number is projected

Carbon Teams Up with Visa to Enable Payments Across Africa

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The collaboration between both companies includes financial support from Visa and will be spread over the five-year partnership period Carbon (ng.getCarbon.co), a pan-African fintech company providing access to basic financial services for Africans, has announced a strategic five-year partnership with Visa, the world leader in digital payments, to offer both digital and physical issuance of

Cellulant | Acceleration of Digitization of Payments For Businesses Promises a More Connected Africa

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Digital payments pose the most significant opportunity to bringing fundamental transformation for African economies at large Cellulant (www.Cellulant.io), a leading Pan-African payments company,  unveils its new brand identity and affirms its commitment to partner with global, regional and local businesses to accelerate Payments’ digitisation across Africa. Over the last couple of years, Cellulant has evolved

Visa Highlights Key Innovation Capabilities that will Drive Financial Inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Collaboration and co-creation accelerating digital payments uptake and financial inclusion in Africa Visa, the world leader in digital payments, showcased key innovation capabilities that will accelerate financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa. Hosting industry stakeholders at an event focused on innovation, the company highlighted co-creation as an essential component in developing market-ready payment solutions to accelerate

NCBA Bank: Investing in Technology to Offer Inclusive Financial Services

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NCBA Bank took on an ambitious project with Huawei through its partner, MuRong Technology, which would see it build a next generation core banking system “We have a view or a mission to be Africa’s most valued digital platform for financial services which then means we are seeking to move to not just identify ourselves

Equity and American Express Revamp the Membership Rewards Redemption Experience

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The new portal is in line with the bank’s strategy to integrate technological advancement to its payments sector Both Equity American Express Green and Gold Cards Members can redeem their Membership Reward Points through the newly revamped portal Equity American Express Card members earn Membership Rewards points when they spend on their Cards. Now, they