LIST | Here Are the 6 South African Startups Selected for the 2024 ‘Google for Startups’ Accelerator Africa: Black Founders Programme

Google has selected six startups for the 2024 cohort of the ‘Google for Startups’ Accelerator Africa: Black Founders Programme. In October 2024, Google extended an invitation for Black-owned South African…

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AfCFTA | ‘PAPSS Can Save African Countries $5 Billion in Processing Costs By Eliminating Dollar Use in Cross-Border Trade,’ Says Africa’s Largest Bank

The Pan-African Payments and Settlement System (PAPSS) can save the continent as much as $5 billion in processing costs by eliminating the dollar in cross-border African transactions, says the head…

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CBDC | Bank of Ghana Wins Innovation in Digital Currency Design for Financial Inclusion at 2024 Currency Research Awards

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has won the prestigious ‘Innovation in Digital Currency Design for Financial Inclusion’  at the 2024 Payment, Innovation, and Technology Week by Currency Research. According to…

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