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MASTERCARD FOUNDATION HOSTS FIRST EDTECH CONFERENCE IN NIGERIA
The Mastercard Foundation is organizing its first EdTech Conference from July 8 to 10, 2024, through its Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning. This event will occur every two years and is being held in collaboration with the Federal Government of Nigeria at the Hilton Transcorp in Abuja, Nigeria. The 2024 Mastercard Foundation EdTech Conference…
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Russia defied sanctions to join high-income rank
The World Bank’s recognition of Russia as a high-income country is “not surprising, but a reality”, Dr. Georgy Ostapkovich, Director of the Center for Market Research at the Higher School of Economics, told Sputnik. Russia is seeing income growth of around 4-5%, with earnings growing in double digits, Ostapkovich said, stressing that the driving force…
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Plans have reached the advanced stage to launch the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) single currency initiative
Plans have reached the advanced stage to launch the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) single currency initiative, otherwise known as ECO. This was after the Nigerian government endorsed the initiative, which is envisioned to propel growth and development throughout the West African sub-region. The ECOWAS single currency has also been incorporated as a…
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Who are the fintech leaders in Africa?
Who are the fintech leaders in Africa? Check out Sputnik Africa’s infographic to find out which countries are the ones with the most deals and the largest venture capital funds attracted by fintech startups in 2023.
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Ethereum due for new all-time high as countdown to Ether ETF nears end
Ether is due to be the next crypto to pass its current record peak, a popular crypto market analyst believes. Ether ETH tickers down$3,799 may surprise crypto markets to hit fresh all-time highs before Bitcoin BTC tickers down$67,787 reenters price discovery. In some of his latest market analysis, Michaël van de Poppe, founder and CEO…
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Investing
Texas is coming for Wall Street with a new BlackRock-backed stock exchangeNew Yorkpanafrican.email — Texas’ famous longhorns are coming for Wall Street’s bulls. A new national stock exchange, based in Dallas, and backed by Wall Street heavyweights like BlackRock and Citadel, is looking to take on the world-famous New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. The newly formed TXSE Group announced its plans to file for registration…
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Who Needs Open Banking When You Have Apple FinanceKit?
In its latest iOS 17.4 update, Apple is offering an API called FinanceKit that allows developers to fetch users’ transactions and balance data from users’ Apple Card, Apple Cash, and Apple Savings accounts. The company made a similar move in the U.K. in November 2023. Launch partners in the new update are online budgeting platforms Monarch, YNAB, and Copilot.…
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Robinhood rolls out crypto API for US traders
Stock trading app Robinhood announced the release of its crypto trading application programming interface (API) for users based in the United States. On May 30, the investing app revealed its attempt to tap into seasoned crypto traders through an API. The crypto trading API allows US-based traders to set up automated trading strategies. Robinhood believes…
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Lightspark CEO David Marcus: Lightning Network Will Become the World’s ‘Interoperability Neutral Settlement Layer’
David Marcus, CEO of Lightspark, a company that offers lightning network (LN) related services, has stated that LN will become the “interoperability neutral settlement layer” for the world. Marcus declared that only Bitcoin is “neutral enough” to be implemented as the enabler between national payment systems, granting companies and institutions adopting it an edge for…
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10 best ways to turn $100 into $1,000
Learning how to turn $100 into $1,000 is all about finding a strategy that works for you. Below are some common methods, but keep in mind that they vary in the time it takes to grow your wealth as well as in risk level. 1. Opening a high-yield savings accountA high-yield savings account is a…
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