About US$100mn has been injected into Africa’s fintech and mobile payments sector in 2018, with a significant amount of additional capital to be deployed this year, according to TMT finance, a global telecom, media and tech news and events company
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DHL partners with MallforAfrica on a marketplace site
DHL, the world’s leading international express services provider, has partnered with e-commerce giant, MallforAfrica’s new platform, Marketplace Africa, to help online retailers bring Africa-made products to the US and global market
SmartStream to improve processing and reduce costs at Deutsche Bank
As part of its transformation strategy, Deutsche Bank has selected SmartStream Technologies’ Centre of Excellence (CoE) to provide an off-site operations platform aiming to streamline, simplify and reduce the costs of its reconciliations environment
RS launches e-commerce website for Sub-Saharan Africa
Global industrial distributor, RS South Africa has launched a new e-commerce website for Sub-Saharan African region, aiming to provide simplified customer experience for local people
Togo to install new ground station in Lomé
Togo and Thales Alenia Space have signed a contract to install a new ground station in Lomé, aiming to help in search and rescue (SAR) of persons in distress