Month: April 2021
Mastercard to invest $100 million in Airtel Africa’s mobile money business
Mastercard will invest $100 million in Airtel Africa’s mobile money business, two firms said today, just two weeks after TPG’s Rise Fund also backed the telecommunications firm’s unit. The London-headquartered firm said it was taking a minority stake in Airtel Africa’s mobile money business. The deal valued Airtel Mobile Commerce…
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Airtel Africa receives $100M for its mobile money business from Mastercard
Two weeks ago, TPG’s Rise Fund invested $200 million in Airtel Mobile Commerce BV (AMC BV) — the mobile money business of telecom Airtel Africa. After closing the deal, the Bharti Airtel subsidiary noted that it was still in discussions to sell additional minority stake (25% of the issued share…
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What time is Godzilla vs Kong released on HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video and more? Godzilla vs Kong
Godzilla vs Kong has arrived on HBO Max in the US and Premium Video on Demand (PVOD) in the UK. Adam Wingard’s MonsterVerse bout between the two titans landed on March 31 in America and April 1 in the UK and, as its unsurprising name suggests, Godzilla vs Kong pits…
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Bilibili ups the ante in games with $123 million investment in TapTap
Competition in China’s gaming industry is getting stiffer in recent times as tech giants sniff out potential buyouts and investments to beef up their gaming alliance, whether it pertains to content or distribution. Bilibili, the go-to video streaming platform for young Chinese, is the latest to make a major gaming…
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Instagram launches ‘Remix’ on Reels – Another cloned feature from TikTok Screenshot of Instagram's Remix feature
Instagram, which is aggressively pushing its short video format Reels in India as it sees a big opportunity in the absence of TikTok here, has announced a new feature, Remix, for the app. Remix lets you to record a Reels video alongside a video (an existing Reel) from another user…
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What to stream this long weekend: The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, Run and more highlights Run, starring Sarah Paulson
With so many shows and movies to choose from on Australia’s major streaming services, it can often be difficult to find the best new stuff to entertain yourself with each end of week – and this weekend is even longer than usual! In an effort to make things easier, we’ve…
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