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NANYUKI, Kenya, June 2 (Reuters) - M-Pesa, the mobile phone-based African money transfer service owned by Kenya's Safaricom Plc (SCOM.NR), and Visa Inc (V.N) launched a virtual payment card on Thursday in a bid to capture some of the continent's $40 billion-a-year subscriptions market. The M-Pesa Global Pay Visa Virtual card will allow users to securely pay 100 million foreign merchants like Amazon and Alibaba from their mobile phones, without the need for credit cards or accounts with processors such as PayPal. The virtual card is also targeted at the fast-growing subscriptions markets in Africa for services like Netflix (NFLX.O) and Spotify (SPOT.N), said M-Pesa Africa Managing Director Sitoyo Lopokoiyit. The virtual card is initially available to more than 30 million M-Pesa users in Kenya and will be rolled out to Tanzania, where testing is going on, Mozambique, Congo, Lesotho and Ghana by April 2023, Lopokoiyit said. M-Pesa launched 15 years ago as a simple money transfer s...

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BNP Paribas has agreed to acquire Kantox, a UK-based currency management automation company, for USD 133 million. The company said that the acquisition will help make its technology available to a wider range of corporate customers worldwide. The deal is the latest evolution of a relationship between Kantox and BNP Paribas that extends back more than three years. Kantox offers a single, application programming interface (API)-driven, plug-and-play solution that helps companies optimise their foreign exchange (FX) workflow. Kantox's technology gives businesses the ability to automate their currency risk management, build better hedging strategies, and lower costs. With its Currency Management Automation, Kantox enables corporate treasurers to deal with challenges ranging from an over-reliance on manual processes to a fragmented FX workflow due to the absence of end-to-end solutions. Kantox's technology will be put to work for the Global Markets business of BNP Paribas' ...

TORONTO, Oct. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blue-Zone Technologies, Ltd. (Blue-Zone), www.blue-zone.com, the world's first Clean-Tech Pharmaceutical company focused on the sustainable capture and recovery of waste anesthetic gasses, resulting in the production of branded generic anesthetics, is proud to announce an $8 million round of institutional financing jointly led by the Canadian Venture Capital arm of Crédit Mutuel Equity (formerly CIC Capital Ventures) and Round Pound Ventures, LLC. "We're delighted to welcome an investor of Crédit Mutuel Equity's calibre. In addition to the financial investment, we will leverage their extensive network and in-depth knowledge of the global healthcare sector. The next 12 months will be an exciting time for Blue-Zone as we scale-up our operation and accelerate our commercial efforts. The investment from Round Pound Ventures gives us access to a strategic partner, Halocarbon Life Sciences, LLC, with experience in the manufac...

"Loyalty360 is a megaphone for best practices and a magnifying glass for industry trends." - Stephanie Meltzer-Paul, Executive VP Global Loyalty, Mastercard.   Mastercard provides businesses with the tools they need to strengthen customer relationships and drive brand loyalty. Stephanie Meltzer-Paul was recently named Executive Vice President of Global Loyalty for Mastercard and brings with her a wealth of expertise in the loyalty space. CEO of Loyalty360, Mark Johnson, spoke with Meltzer-Paul about what she plans to bring to her new role at Mastercard, as well as trends and challenges in customer loyalty today.  [embedded content] Over the past decade, Mastercard has evolved its suite of services beyond consumer cards into broader payment adoptions. Mastercard provides end to end services in brand loyalty, analytics, consulting and more to help brands drive profitable relationships with their consumers. The company works across all verticals, from finance t...

7 minute read Who better to get restaurant recommendations from than chefs? They are the experts. They know food. They know what's good. Admittedly, they have little time to dine out — someone has got to do all that chopping, braising, broiling, frying and plating so that we don't have to. And they frequently can only dine out when their own restaurants are closed (mostly Monday and Tuesday). But when they do eat out, they are culinary clairvoyants: They just know where the good eats are. So, we're no fools; we asked them for their favorite spots in North Jersey. Their answers should make choosing your next dine-out spot so much easier. Roost, Sparkill Chef/Owner: John Halligan, Park West Steakhouse, Park Ridge The Park Steakhouse was founded in 1992. Since 2004, the Park Ridge favorite has been owned and operated by chef John Halligan and his business partner Randy Carson. When Halligan is able to take a night off — for 22 years, the restaurant was open seven days...