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Opera and the firm short-selling its stock (alleging Africa fintech abuses) weigh in
10:12pm PST - January 22nd, 2020 lyft stock - TechCrunchInternet services company Opera has come under a short-sell assault based on allegations of predatory lending practices by its fintech products in Africa. Hindenburg Research issued a report claiming (among other things) that Opera’s finance products in Niger…