Regulatory
Tanzania: Uber halts services in Tanzania over new pricing regulations
US ride-hailing giant Uber has suspended its services in Tanzania, saying government legislation that raises fares and cuts its commission made it difficult for it ...
Africa
The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) holds a virtual workshop to elaborate on the start of the euro operations in Buna and share recent updates on Buna’s Instant Payment and interoperability plans with PAPSS
The workshop is hosting high-level speakers from the European Central Bank, the Central bank of Egypt, Standard Chartered, and PAPSS. More than 200 ...
News
Nigeria: Access Bank excites businesses with online account opening platform
Nigeria’s largest lender in the SME space Access Bank plc has unveiled an online account opening platform for unregistered businesses. The online account opening platform ...
News
NGX launches West Africa’s first Exchange Traded Derivatives market
Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX or the Exchange), the sustainable Exchange championing Africa’s growth, is pleased to announce the launch of West Africa’s first ...
News
Nigeria: Firm seals deal with banks, others to drive e-payment
A real-time gross settlement (RTGS) system, Knox Wire, has assured Nigerian financial institutions of seamless cross-border payment using over 150 currencies. The firm ...
Egypt
Egypt: First Abu Dhabi Bank withdraws non-binding offer of majority stake in EFG Hermes
First Abu Dhabi Bank announced on Thursday morning the withdrawal of the non-binding offer submitted on February 9, 2022, regarding the possible acquisition ...
Kenya
Kenya: CA Connects 14 Areas of West Pokot to Mobile Network Services
The Communications Authority of Kenya has spent Sh1.1billion to connect 14 sub-locations to mobile network services in West Pokot County, as it seeks ...
Ghana
Ghana: Communications Ministry Kick Starts Training of 5000 Girls in ICT Programme
The Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation has kick-started an initiative to train 5000 girls from five regions in Information Communication and Technology (ICT). ...
Kenya
Kenya: Safaricom Finally Offers Portal to Self Update SIM Details Ahead of Deadline
Telco service provider, Safaricom has finally provided an online portal where its customers can update their sim card details, a relief for many ...
Egypt
Egypt: OPay Egypt secures Central Bank of Egypt greenlight, set to issue prepaid cards
OPay Egypt, the leading fintech and electronic payments company, has announced that the Central Bank of Egypt has granted it the initial approval to issue ...