Luno envisages a new world of financial delivery

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Marius Reitz, Luno's general manager for Africa, explains how its recent buyout by US-based Digital Currency Group is the first step in an ambitious campaign to acquire 1 billion customers in 10 years. With that will come an entirely new way of delivering financial services, especially to the unbanked.
12 Nov 2020 English South Africa Tech News · Investing

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