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Alerzo quietly shuts down Singapore entities amid legal crisis

On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Alerzo quietly shutting down Singapore entities amid a legal crisis, Rwanda imposing an 18% tax on your digital life, and why a 2014 deal is haunting MultiChoice in 2026.

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OPay hires Citi, Deutsche, JPMorgan for $4 billion US IPO

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