Brand Spur Issue 7 | Page 50

e-Commerce

Jumia Travel Awards 122 Hotels on Customer Choice Selection
Alibaba’ s subsidiary acquires MoneyGram for $ 800million
Nigerian fintech scene shows record expansion
A total of 122 hotels across the country have been awarded the Customer Choice Awards by Jumia Travel, Africa’ s number one hotel booking platform. The hotels were selected based on positive reviews from customers who booked on the platform and lodged in these hotels. Read more...
Ant Financial, the digital payments arm of e-commerce giant Alibaba, is buying US-based MoneyGram for $ 880m(£ 700m). MoneyGram has about 350,000 outlets in nearly 200 countries. Ant Financial has more than 630 million users. Read more...
Africa has caught the world’ s attention with its advancements in the financial technology( fintech) space and usage of mobile money. The Nigerian fintech landscape, specifically, has the ability to become one of the most significant leaders in Africa’ s innovation. Read more …
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