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Trial begins against Duro Felguera over alleged bribes in Venezuela

The Corner Spain’s National Audience (Audiencia Nacional) is trying the Asturian company Duro Felguera, its former president Juan Carlos Torres, and former Venezuelan deputy ministers Nervis Villalobos and Javier Alvarado Ochoa starting this Monday for a series of alleged bribes related to the construction of a thermoelectric power plant in the Caribbean nation. The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s…

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Safaricom moves to make M-PESA payments more private

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 19 – Safaricom has introduced M-PESA Jumbe, a payment notification feature designed to help customers confirm transactions without exposing their full names, phone numbers or…

  • Safaricom launches M-PESA Jumbe to enhance payment privacy.
  • Feature allows merchants to designate 50 trusted users for transaction alerts.
  • M-PESA Jumbe uses JumbeID to replace personal details with encrypted alias.

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