Singapore to digitalise trade, to collaborate with multiple MNCs
The Singaporean government is teaming up with MasterCard, StanChart, DBS Bank and others...
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African tech startups secure $491.6 mn in funding in 2019
2019 also witnessed a 61% increase in the number of investors to reach 261...
Vodafone becomes eighth member to quit Libra Association
Last year, eBay Visa, Mastercard, Mercado Pago, Stripe, Booking Holdings and PayPal left the association...
African tech companies invited to partner Britain-led growth scheme
With its startups generating 50% more venture capital in 2017 than in 2016, Africa is witnessing an exponential growth in the technology industry...
Microsoft, Alphabet divided on EU facial recognition ban
Microsoft President Brad Smith cited that the technology is important as it can help NGOs find missing citizens...
JP Morgan, UK Aid invest $15 million in Catalyst Fund
Catalyst Fund will back 30 fintech startups in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, India and Mexico over next three years...
Mozilla lays off 70 employees on the back of revenue struggle
The organisation is planning to diversify its revenue generation from sources outside of search partnerships...
Should Google and Facebook be venturing into banking?
A never-ending quest for more data and control over customers is forcing Google and Facebook to make a banking play – what could go wrong?...
Department of Finance Ajman: Building an open, competitive economy
The award-winning department is at the forefront of deploying intelligent financial systems in the UAE...
Chinese mobile consumer spending to climb 23% in 2020
Each user spent an average of 6.2 hours per day on mobile devices from January to November last year...