[TOP STORY] African fintech: From USSD to smartphone apps and beyond

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'Skilled [fintech banking] opportunities are essentially finding exit routes via African capital markets, and that's a trend which is happening … and long may it last’ – Adesoji Solanke, head of Fintech and Banks investment banking origination at Absa CIB.

26 May 3AM English South Africa Business News · Business

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Alphabet’s growth machine keeps delivering

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Anglo American update highlights the quality of the business

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[TOP STORY] New cryptocurrency exchange to turn vineyards into investment opportunities

'A great example we're working on is the tokenisation of a vineyard near Stellenbosch in the Western Cape’ – Bitexen CEO Mark Diuga.

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