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Nigeria behind South Africa and Kenya in usage and speed of electronic bank transfers

According to a recent study conducted by the B2B payment platform, Duplo, Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana are all behind South Africa in terms of electronic bank transfer usage and the speed of processing invoices. However, Kenya stands out with its dominance in payment automation and mobile money services. In contrast to Consumer-to-Consumer (C2C) and Business-to-Customer

Nigeria trails South Africa in electronic transfer adoption – Report

Nigeria is trailing South Africa in the adoption of electronic bank transfers, speed of processing invoices, payment automation, and the development of key business-to-business payment processes across the continent, a Duplo report has stated. The report, titled ‘Exploring the State of B2B Payments in Africa’, includes the surveyed opinions of more than 1,200 professionals from

Nigeria food-tech Vendease plans African, Middle East expansion

Nigeria’s Vendease, which provides business solutions for restaurants, is planning to expand its model in Africa and the Middle East, CEO Tunde Kara tells The Africa Report.  There’s more to this story Get unlimited access to our exclusive journalism and features today. Our award-winning team of correspondents and editors report from over 54 African countries,

Kenya among painful nations for suppliers in Africa

By BUSINESS DAILY Kenya is one of the most painful countries for suppliers on the continent given the time it takes to get money paid for goods delivered. A new report by Duplo, a payments platform for African businesses, shows that over 80 percent of Kenyan companies are taking more than a day to process

SolarAfrica, Starsight Energy to Become Pan-African Renewable Energy Provider

Solar Africa Merger SolarAfrica Energy and Starsight Energy are pleased to announce the successful completion of their business merger. The merged group is now set to become the leading pan-African clean energy platform providing on- and off-site renewable energy solutions to commercial and industrial customers. It is well-positioned to serve a wide range of customers

Engineering design and its all-important role in MMM

Engineering design has become a vital component in multiple segments including MMM (Mining Minerals & Metals) as industry moves into an age of RPA (Robotic Process Automation), AI (Artificial Intelligence) and IoT and the resultant connected devised transmitting from the field to cloud environments. AR (Augmented Reality) and VR (Virtual Reality) are also making an