June 19, 2018
This year, approximately 300,000 babies around the world will be born with sickle cell disease (SCD), an inherited, chronic blood disorder which can cause severe pain, stroke, organ failure, and other complications, including death. The United Nations has designated SCD as a global public health problem. While simple public health measures such as newborn screening,…
June 13, 2018
Where in the world would you like to travel for a holiday? Mastercard today released the Global Destination Cities Index: Play, looks at the international destinations with the highest concentration of visitors traveling for relaxation and leisure. International travel continues to grow at an incredible rate, transforming local economies and enabling people to broaden their…
June 13, 2018
Last year in March, Truecaller had announced its foray into the digital payments segment in India. Today the company announced a strategic investment into the payment space by acquiring Chillr, India’s first multi-bank payments app launched in 2014 to further boost growth. “Since launching Truecaller Pay in India in 2017, we’ve seen an increasing number…
June 11, 2018
EFG Hermes, a leading financial services corporation serving institutional and individual investors in frontier emerging markets, has for the first time been ranked as the number one frontier market brokerage firm in the Extel Survey 2018, advancing from the 9th place last year. The nod from the high-profile industry survey comes just two years into…
June 11, 2018
Mastercard announced today that Salah Goss has been appointed as Head of the Mastercard Labs for Financial Inclusion, based in Nairobi, Kenya. Salah brings extensive experience in financial inclusion specializing in mobile enabled solutions, agent banking and community-managed microfinance. In her new role, Salah will oversee the development of digital solutions that positively impact low…
May 18, 2018
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), a leader in the global accounting and finance industry, and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen the accountancy profession in Nigeria. Both organisations have committed to work together to promote a sound and sustainable accounting…
April 19, 2018
Truecaller today announced that it has reached over 100 million active users. In less than a year, the app has leapfrogged from 100 million monthly active users (MAUs) per month to 100 million daily active users (DAUs), and is growing faster than ever. With more than 20% of its user base in Africa, Truecaller app…
April 4, 2018
Spurred on by the company’s steady growth in Sub-Saharan Africa and in line with its focus on investing in the continent, Mastercard has appointed Raghav Prasad as Division President for Sub-Saharan Africa. Prasad will strengthen the company’s ongoing commitment to delivering value to customers and consumers in Africa by leveraging technology to build stronger and…
April 3, 2018
Mastercard is calling for applications from Nigerian fintech startups for its Start Path 2018 programme, the company’s initiative that supports innovative later-stage start-ups that are reshaping the future of commerce. The programme is open to startups from Nigeria who are rethinking banking and payments and have raised a significant seed or Series A round of…
March 19, 2018
Paystack (paystack.com) has partnered with Truecaller (truecaller.com) to allow more merchants across Africa accept payments online in a frictionless and secure manner by leveraging Truecaller’s mobile identity product, Truecaller SDK. The partnership will also provide powerful tools that businesses and startups across Africa can use to verify the mobile identity of their customers, and in…