Sports-lover turned journalist, born and bred in Scotland, with a passion for football (soccer). He’s also a keen follower of NFL, NBA, golf and tennis, among others, and always has an eye on the ...

Battery indicator somewhat inaccurate. Port status indicators don't always work. If something goes wrong, battery isn't "user-replaceable." As I came off a hot and dusty Nairobi street into the ...

The Kopa Trophy, established in 2018, is the annual award for the best Under-21 footballer in the world. Named after French legend Raymond Kopa, the award is given by a jury of former Ballon d'Or ...

A 2019 World Bank report says 85% of Africans live on less than $5.50 per day. A large percentage of these adults are unbanked and underbanked; thus, they don’t have access to credit and can’t afford ...

Across East Africa more than 300,000 households previously without electricity are powering homes and devices with solar panels and using mobile money to pay for it. Their power provider is M-KOPA, an ...

At the prestigious Ballon d’Or ceremony held in Paris on October 28, Barcelona’s rising star, Lamine Yamal, celebrated a significant achievement by placing eighth in the Ballon d’Or ranking. More ...

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / September 24, 2024 / M-KOPA (https://M-KOPA.com/), a leading emerging market fintech, announced that it has surpassed 5 million customers ...

Fintech pioneer deploys $2 billion in credit to Africa's "Every Day Earners" - micro entrepreneurs invisible to traditional banks The company's 2025 Impact Report reveals that 9 out of 10 active ...

Raymond Kopa, a former Real Madrid attacking midfielder who became the first French player to win the Ballon d’Or, has died. He was 85. A graceful player with a magnificent eye for passing, Kopa won ...

The footballer Raymond Kopa, who has died aged 85, is best remembered for a series of superb performances for France that helped his country to third place in the World Cup finals of 1958. But he was ...