DCA Digital Digest: Ecobank, Xtransfer streamline African SMEs payments.
March 6, 2025
XTransfer, a cross-border trade payment platform, has joined forces with pan-African banking conglomerate, Ecobank Group, to streamline international transactions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Africa.
The partnership aims to address key challenges African businesses face in cross-border trade, such as high transaction costs, foreign exchange complexities, and slow remittance processes.
By leveraging Ecobank’s extensive presence in 35 African markets, XTransfer will offer SMEs seamless and cost-effective payment solutions.
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Apple is reportedly exploring humanoid robots
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Gemini 2.0: Google ushers in the agentic AI era
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With the Gemini 2.0 Flash release, Google is edging closer to its vision of building a universal assistant capable of transforming interactions across domains.
Lagos and Huawei partner for smart transport.
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