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A dynamic collage showcasing digital payment methods in Africa. It features close-ups of a phone tapping a POS terminal in a Lagos market, fingers selecting 'Pay' on a mobile money app with the Nairobi skyline in the background, a QR code being scanned at an Accra food stall, and a hand holding a card near a reader on a city bus. The image uses bright and optimistic colors to convey the ease and widespread adoption of digital payments. Digital Payments Africa featured image.

Digital Payments Africa: Tap, Click, Go is Here!

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Tap, Click, Go: The Rise of Digital Payments & Seamless Transactions in African Cities Digital Payments Africa Remember the good old days? Okay, maybe ‘good’ isn’t the right word when we’re talking about frantically searching your pockets for exact change for the danfo driver while ten other people patiently (or impatiently!) wait. Or that awkward […]

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A split-screen image dramatically contrasts past and present banking in Nigeria. The left panel is a grainy black and white photo of a crowded, stuffy 1990s bank hall with a long queue of visibly bored Nigerians under harsh fluorescent lights. The right panel is a vibrant, full-colour shot of a stylish young Nigerian woman in a modern park, smiling confidently as she looks at a mobile banking app on her smartphone, symbolizing convenience and a futuristic approach. Mobile Banking Nigeria

Mobile Banking Nigeria: Your Pocket-Sized Bank Revolution

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Your Phone, Your Bank: The Mobile Banking Revolution Powering Financial Access in Nigeria Mobile Banking Nigeria Hey! Remember when ‘going to the bank’ in Nigeria felt less like a quick errand and more like preparing for an expedition? You’d mentally schedule your day around it, brace yourself for potential traffic battles (Lagos, we see you!),

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A vibrant, stylized illustration of an abstract African smart city featuring sleek, modern buildings in warm, earthy tones. Bright, blurred streams of digital data and currency symbols—including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and African mobile money icons—flow dynamically across the image, converging at stylized mobile device icons that act as connection points. The energetic design, with organic, racing light trails and subtle African-inspired accents, captures the fast-paced, optimistic spirit of FinTech transforming finance in Africa. FinTech Africa Automation featured image

FinTech Africa Automation: Finance Beyond Bank Queues

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Beyond the Bank Queue: How FinTech & Automation are Reshaping Finance in Africa FinTech Africa Automation Welcome to the launch of our brand new series, “The Smart Finance Series: Unlocking Africa’s Automated Financial Future” here at Smart City Mall Africa! Get ready to talk money, technology, and transformation in a way that’s exciting, accessible, and

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