UK regulatory body the Financial Conduct Authority has published some thoughts on the potential competition impacts of Big Tech’s entry into the finance sector, and is seeking views on the matter.
South African operator group MTN delivered its 2021 numbers and they seem to be headed in the right direction.
Africa’s leading mobile operator MTN has partnered with payment platform Mastercard to add online payment functions to its mobile wallet for user across its fintech footprint.
Russian operator MTS saw revenues grow 9% in Q1 but believes the whole-year performance is likely to be flat.
Financial services giant Visa is acquiring fintech app enabler Plaid in an apparent bid to ensure it doesn’t get left behind in the app economy.
Valar Ventures, the venture capitalist firm run by Peter Thiel, has pumped an additional $30 million into Petal, a credit card company which vets individuals’ digital-self during applications.
Mobile phones will take an increasingly leading role in the payments space over the next five years as a result of technologies that allow safe storage of payment details in smartphones and other security improvements, reports Banking Technology.
Telecom Italia has announced it is to sell 17% stake of its subsidiary, Telecom Argentina to New York-based investor firm Fintech. The Italian incumbent said it plans to sell Telecom Argentina’s holding company Sofora’s entire shareholding to Fintech once it has received regulatory approval from the Argentinian regulator SECOM.
The BT and Openreach strikes look set to be over, as the telecoms group today reached a final agreement with the Co hhttps://t.co/cybfCbqhHk
28 November 2022 @ 17:12:52 UTC
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has firmed up rules to effectively ban the sale of a raft of tech an hhttps://t.co/dG91gO8gFn
28 November 2022 @ 13:37:44 UTC
Netherlands-based Veon appears to have found a quick and tidy route out of Russia. https://t.co/7beJq1wjuu
28 November 2022 @ 13:37:35 UTC
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