Revealed:The countries that pay the highest salaries for Fintech experts in Africa
By CNBC
15 December 2017 |
1:28 pm
Fintech experts in Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania earn the highest salaries in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a recent report by Digital Frontiers Institute.
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