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Watch this Space – Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) is Becoming Big

Nov 1, 2021 |

Over the last months, more investment has been poured into BNPL companies and ventures, joining the leaders Sweden’s Klarna, Australia’s Afterpay, and U.S.-based Affirm. Last month PayPal spent $2.7 bn…

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Miscellaneous

Nov 1, 2021 |

International News on Big Tech, Data, Laws, and Regulations Readers will have seen the recent embarrassment of Facebook (or should it be called Meta now?) at both the US Senate…

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Rapid Increase in Trade between China and Africa

Nov 1, 2021 |

According to the Chinese Ministry for Trade, Africa’s trade with China increased by 40.5% year-on-year in the first 7 months of 2021 and was valued at a record high of…

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Social media platforms are accelerating economic growth and opportunity across the continent

Nov 1, 2021 |

A new study by Genesis Analytics commissioned by Facebook (FB) and aimed at exploring the impact of the digital economy on small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) has been conducted in…

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The World Bank Aims at Reducing the Digital Divide

Nov 1, 2021 |

According to a recent World Bank report, in 2019 over half of the world’s population (51% – it is 52% in SA.) had to access to the internet, but this…

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