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Content posted in October 2016
AfricaCom Speaker Spotlight - Uber's Timothy Willis
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Timothy Willis, Uber's Central Operations Lead for Sub-Saharan Africa, talks about data insights, the unique operating challenges Africa presents and what he's most looking forward to at this year's AfricaCom event.
Finance and Commerce on the 'Mobile Continent'
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In Africa, mobile money has largely played the role usually filled by Western traditional banking institutions and, as a result, sub-Saharan Africa now transfers more money domestically via mobile money than any other region in the world.
Smarter mobile money through big data analytics
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The mobile service provider's access to big data offers a huge advantage over formal financial institutions, which cannot easily tap into their clients' daily lives.
Mission Afrique - SES Industry Days
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At AfricaCom, world-leading satellite operator and AfricaCom 2016 gold sponsor, SES, will be holding its hugely popular, one-of-a-kind Africa Industry Day on Monday November 14.


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