Ethiopia’s national payment switch, EthSwitch, is exploring expanded cooperation with Huawei on artificial intelligence, payment infrastructure and cross-border payment connectivity with China, as the country seeks to strengthen the technological backbone of one of Africa’s fastest-growing digital payments markets. The discussions took place during a visit by Fernando Liu, President of Huawei Digital Finance’s Central […]
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Ethiopia: EthSwitch explores Huawei partnership on AI, Payments and Connectivity
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Ethiopia’s national payment switch, EthSwitch, is exploring expanded cooperation with Huawei on artificial intelligence, payment infrastructure and cross-border payment connectivity with China, as the country seeks to strengthen the technological backbone of o
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