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Iceland’s largest telco Síminn expands into payments through Enfuce’s Cards-as-a-Service

Síminn Pay, the pioneering fintech subsidiary of Iceland’s largest telco provider Síminn, has partnered with Enfuce, the European leader in providing turnkey card issuing, to launch virtual credit cards tailored for Síminn Pay’s lifestyle app, enabling users to make seamless payments.

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Mastercard to issue virtual cards to Cellulant wallet

The partnership will enable customers to pay globally with a Mastercard virtual payment solution linked to the Cellulant wallet, Tingg; Mastercard’s technology will enable consumers to shop online with or without a bank account, through a simple and secure payment experience.

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CBA launches mobile SIM plans

Through its partnership with local telecom provider More, CBA will offer retail and business customers access to discounted 4G and 5G mobile SIM plans.

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Bango acquires global payments business of NTT Docomo

Bango plc (AIM:BGO), the global platform for data-driven commerce, announces that it has acquired the global payments business of NTT DOCOMO (“DOCOMO Digital” or the “Acquisition”).

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Australian watchdog introduces new rules to block SMS scams

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has today registered new rules to require telcos to identify, trace and block SMS scams.

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SkySparc integrates with Nordea API to provide intraday liquidity management service for Telia

SkySparc, an independent solutions provider, has implemented an Open Banking solution for long-term client Telia, a leading European telecoms provider, which leverages Nordea’s market-leading Open Banking API to enhance visibility of intraday liquidity and improve treasury automation and efficiency.

Dash raises $32.8 million to build mobile money bridge in Africa

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Dash raises $32.8 million to build mobile money bridge in Africa

Dash, a Ghanian fintech attempting to create a mobile money equivalent of the Visa and Mastercard networks in Africa, has raised $32.8 million in an oversubscribed seed round.

Bharti Airtel and Axis Bank forge telco-bank partnership

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Bharti Airtel and Axis Bank forge telco-bank partnership

Bharti Airtel has struck a deal with India’s Axis bank to roll out a range of financial services products to its 340 million customers.

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Telco Oreedo moves into consumer payments market with 12c

i2c Inc., a leading provider of digital payment and banking technology, today announced its partnership with Ooredoo, a global leader in telecommunications.

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Tarabut Gateway and Zain Bahrain launch region's first telco Open Banking payments

Tarabut Gateway, MENA’s largest Open Banking platform, has today announced a partnership with Zain Bahrain to provide the region’s first use case of Open Banking payments within a telco app.

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Airtel Africa receives approval in principle for super agent licence in Nigeria

Airtel Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, today announces that its subsidiary Airtel Mobile Commerce Nigeria Ltd has been granted approval in principle by the Central Bank of Nigeria to operate as a super agent in Nigeria.

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MFS AFrica moves into Sierra Leone

MFS Africa today announces that it has made its entry into Sierra Leone, partnering with Afrimoney, pan-African telecommunications leader Africell’s mobile money service, to enable mobile money users in the country to receive payments from abroad smoothly and affordably.

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Mastercard connects with Verizon to bring 5G to the payments industry

Verizon Business and Mastercard today announced a strategic partnership expected to drive transformational solutions for the global payments and commerce ecosystem.

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Boku partners with French carriers to launch mobile identity services in France

Boku Inc., (AIM: BOKU), the world's leading provider of mobile payment and identity solutions, and French mobile services providers SFR, Orange and Bouygues Telecom, today announced that they have signed a partnership to launch mobile identity products aimed at protecting consumers against cyber-hacks, account takeover attacks, SIM swap attacks, and other forms of digital fraud.

Airtel Africa picks up $200 million investment in mobile money business

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Airtel Africa picks up $200 million investment in mobile money business

The Rise Fund, the impact investing arm of TPG, is to invest $200 million in Airtel Africa’s mobile money business, at a $2.65 billion valuation.

Orange seeks banking partner for mobile financial services startup

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Orange seeks banking partner for mobile financial services startup

French telco Orange is looking to find new investors for its loss-making banking startup.

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BNP Paribas joins forces with Orange Business Services to deploy SD-WAN across 1,800 branches

BNP Paribas has chosen Orange Business Services to deploy an SD-WAN solution in more than 1,800 bank branches across France.

Tinkoff works with telcos on system to protect customers from ID call spoofing

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Tinkoff works with telcos on system to protect customers from ID call spoofing

Russian Bank Tinkoff has partnered with the nation's three biggest mobile operators to develop a fraud detection system designed to protect customers from the spoofing of bank phone numbers

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Singapore's Pay2Home offers remittances via StarHub app

Singapore fintech MAS licensed Pay2Home, has teamed up with StarHub, a leading Singapore communication, entertainment and digital company, to offer remittances via the enhanced StarHub Prepaid app.

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