Fintech
Nigeria: Moniepoint raises $90 million to complete $200 million Series C round
Moniepoint, one of Nigeria’s most prominent fintechs, has raised an additional $90 million to complete its Series C round, one year after achieving ...
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Nigeria: Blockchain.com enters Nigeria’s investment market with tokenised US assets
Blockchain.com, the global crypto firm operating in more than 100 countries, has launched a tokenisation product that lets users in Nigeria buy digital ...
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Nigeria: FITC, NIBSS Partner to Strengthen Cyber Resilience and Combat Financial Fraud
The Financial Institutions Training Centre (FITC), in collaboration with the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), has announced the 2025 edition of its flagship ...
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Nigeria: Fintech leads digital drive for microfinance banks
As Nigeria’s microfinance sector marks two decades of driving inclusion and transforming lives, Qore, Africa’s leading Fintech Infrastructure and Banking-as-a-Service provider, has announced ...
Nigeria
Nigeria Committed to Sustaining Economic Reforms, Says CBN Governor Cardoso
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, has reiterated the Federal Government’s determination to sustain ongoing economic reforms, ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: High Interest Rates and Multiple Taxes Continue to Constrain Businesses in September – CBN
Businesses and households across Nigeria have identified high interest rates, multiple taxes, and poor infrastructure as the top challenges affecting operations in September ...
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Nigeria: Rising Interest Rates Push 51% of Informal Businesses Away from Loans — Moniepoint Report
A growing number of informal businesses in Nigeria are turning away from credit as borrowing costs rise and lending conditions tighten, according to ...
Nigeria
Africa: CBN, Bank of Angola sign MoU to boost bilateral technical cooperation
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and the Bank of Angola, yesterday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, aimed at fostering closer bilateral relations ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: CBN Reaffirms Commitment to Open Banking Implementation, Says Rollout “Will Happen Soon”
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reaffirmed its commitment to launching the country’s open banking framework, clarifying that the system is not ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: SEC, SMEDAN empower 40 million SMEs
The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at ...