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Old Mutual to invest in Nigerian real estate, agriculture

August 12, 2016/Reuters By Chijioke Ohuocha Anglo-South African financial services firm Old Mutual and Nigeria’s sovereign wealth fund on Friday signed agreements to set up two funds to invest in real estate and agriculture in Africa’s most populous nation. Old Mutual and Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) said they would […]

Tigo Pesa Customers Pocket Tshs. 5.6b /- ($2,570,120) in Ninth Quarterly Profit Share

August 12, 2016/Tigo Tigo Head of Mobile Financial Services, Ruan Swanepoel said cumulatively the company has paid its mobile financial services users a total of Tshs 46.2 billion (US$ 21,203,490) in quarterly payments since the launch of the service in July 2014 Tanzania’s leading digital lifestyle company, Tigo has announced […]

Mastercard Helps Chinese Students Pay U.S. Tuitions

August 10, 2016/MasterCard Mastercard is offering cardholders in China the ability to use local credit and debit cards to pay U.S. tuitions and other costs through a first-of-its-kind online payment service found at www.plastiq.com/mcuni. Largely created for Chinese students studying abroad, the site addresses international payment challenges, including limited payment […]