News
UK firm, FSD Africa says Nigeria’s insurance regulatory landscape needs a revamp
The FSD Africa, a non-profit company funded by the UK’s Department for International Development has launched the Risk, Resilient and Regulatory Lab (R3lab) ...
Ghana
GCSDI, CFCA awards Green Label for consumer protection excellence
Ghana Customer Service Development Initiative (GCSDI) and the Centre for Consumer Affairs (CFCA) have honoured Green Label Ghana Foundation, a leading fruits and ...
Africa
Safaricom launches Sharia-compliant five percent mobile loan
Safaricom has partnered with Gulf African Bank to introduce a Shariah-compliant mobile finance service that will see the bank earn a five percent ...
Africa
AWIEF launches a USAID funded program: Enhanced Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Investment and Export Readiness Through a Digital Platform
The comprehensive 8-week program will help strengthen participants’ governance, regulatory compliance, and risk management capabilities Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) (www.AWIEForum.org) ...
Innovation
Nigeria: Credrails Partners with Access Bank to foster the future of finance in Africa
Access Bank, a leading African bank with the most extensive customer base has partnered with Credrails, a rapidly growing financial infrastructure startup, to ...
Innovation
OpenWay Scales Up Its Partner Network in East Africa
OpenWay, a top-ranked digital banking and payment software provider, has announced two new implementation partners in East Africa — TechNote Limited, along with ...
News
Nigeria: No deadline extension for tax return filing, LIRS warns
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has warned that there is no plan to extend the deadline for filing individual yearly tax ...
News
Rwanda: Rwanda’s Mobile Transactions Peak at Rwf10 Trillion
Rwanda recorded Rwf10 trillion in mobile transactions last year, data by the central bank shows, owing to the increased awareness of the benefits ...
Ghana
Ghana: Ghanaians switch to Vodafone following E-levy approval
A growing number of Ghanaians have started switching from their current networks to Vodafone Ghana following the E-levy approval announcement. The mobile money ...
Kenya
Kenya: 16 accounts hit banks with Sh40bn defaults
Defaulted loans in the banking sector jumped Sh40 billion in the two months to February on the back of 16 accounts that masked ...