TerraPay & Alipay+ link wallets for QR payments abroad
about 2 hours agoTravellers using 15 African wallets will soon be able to scan and pay at more than 150 million overseas merchants via Alipay+.
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Labour promises to set up AI regulator, copyright rules if elected
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David Shilovsky
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Fascinated by the technology industry after a visit to a Computer Faire in 1998, Donovan Jackson first worked as a public relations consultant for enterprise software and hardware distribution companies in 2000, then as a journalist for IDG-affiliated channel and trade publications, and as a producer of commercial content as an agency owner through the 2000s and 2010s. He has served as ITBrief editor in the last days of the printed magazine, and has a long association with TechDay as a contributor to special projects. Donovan has wide interests spanning technology, philosophy, bicycles, literature, psychology, motorcycles, travel, geography, history, general knowledge, and various combinations of these and other subjects.
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