Top StoriesNigerian fintech Paga joins Ping An Cloud Accelerator programmeGBO CorrespondentApril 17, 2020 GBO CorrespondentApril 17, 202001753 Paga enters the fourth cohort of the Ping An Cloud Accelerator, a five-month programme created by Ping An Group
Top StoriesIATA: Half of global airline business to disappear in 2020 due to Covid-19GBO CorrespondentApril 16, 2020 GBO CorrespondentApril 16, 202001717 IATA also forecasts that passenger revenues will decrease by $314 bn this year
Top StoriesUK-based fintech TransferWise launches operations in the UAEGBO CorrespondentApril 15, 2020 GBO CorrespondentApril 15, 202001734 TransferWise launched its money transfer service in the UAE
Top StoriesSharjah records 18,537 real estate transactions worth Dh3.6 bn in Q1GBO CorrespondentApril 15, 2020 GBO CorrespondentApril 15, 202002115 The transaction value has significantly dropped compared to Dh 5.2 billion in the same period last year
Top StoriesEFG Hermes, PayTabs launch cutting-edge payment platform in EgyptGBO CorrespondentApril 14, 2020 GBO CorrespondentApril 14, 202001802 PayTabs Egypt platform will provide merchants and businesses with QR codes and gateway methods among other payment acceptance methods
Top StoriesKenya signs deal with Ethiopian Airlines to operate cargo flightsGBO CorrespondentApril 14, 2020 GBO CorrespondentApril 14, 202001715 Ethiopian Airlines will fly cargos using six of its passenger planes from Mombasa to Nairobi, Asia and Europe
Top StoriesUAE urges banks to extend support to private sectorGBO CorrespondentApril 13, 2020 GBO CorrespondentApril 13, 202001636 Previously, the central bank provided over Dh 61 billion in the form of lowered cash reserve requirement to support businesses and individuals
Top StoriesLaSalle raises $681 mn for China-focused logistics fundGBO CorrespondentApril 13, 2020 GBO CorrespondentApril 13, 202002004 The fund, which was launched in 2019, secured $359 mn in initial commitment
Top StoriesUK-based healthtech SilverCloud raises $16 million in fundingGBO CorrespondentApril 10, 2020 GBO CorrespondentApril 10, 202001577 MemorialCare Innovation Fund led the funding round
Top StoriesSouth Africa plans to launch funding for lending schemeGBO CorrespondentApril 9, 2020 GBO CorrespondentApril 9, 202001823 The National Treasury is exploring all possibilities to launch the scheme to help banks cope with Covid-19