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  • Associated Press Finance

    Companies are trying to attract more smartphone users across Africa. But there are risks

    Anita Akpeere prepared fried rice in her kitchen in Ghana's capital as a flurry of notifications for restaurant orders lit up apps on her phone. Internet-enabled phones have transformed many lives, but they can play a unique role in sub-Saharan Africa, where infrastructure and public services are among the world's least developed, said Jenny Aker, a professor who studies the issue at Tufts University. At times, technology in Africa has leapfrogged gaps, including providing access to mobile money for people without bank accounts.

  • The Telegraph

    Help to buy Isa: A comprehensive overview

    Help to Buy Isas have closed to new savers, but if you were quick enough to grab one of the government-backed savings products before they were scrapped in 2019 it can be a great way to build a deposit tax-free for your first home.

  • The Telegraph

    ‘I have never in my lifetime seen as much anger’: how Ireland’s migration system was overwhelmed

    Pub landlord Brian Moore, 54, is busy with customers enjoying a late lunch before they head out into the sunshine.