News
Nigeria: NCC pegs MNVO licensing fees at N250 million, gives 10 year tenure
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has pegged the licensing fees for Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO) between N30 million and N250 million, depending ...
Namibia
Namibia: Banks Investigated for Home-Loan Discrimination
THE Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC) is demanding an explanation from commercial banks on why they are charging customers who don’t normally bank with ...
News
South Africa: Reserve Bank to IPO Its African Bank Stake
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) says it will list its 50% shareholding in African Bank after concluding that none of the interested ...
Kenya
Kenya: Low smartphone penetration hits CBK’s digital shilling plan
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has warned that lack of access to smartphones by more than half of mobile users in the ...
Congo
Congo: Telecom operator Paratus expands into DRC
Paratus Group has announced its expansion into the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In a statement the company says by adding DRC to ...
News
Tanzania: Fintech firm Flutterwave launches in Tanzania
The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has given the green light for pan African payments technology firm Flutterwave, to launch its seamless payment service ...
Africa
Africa: 57% of Africans are unbanked – report
Fintech firm BPC launched a new report that focuses on the regional market environment of Sub-Saharan Africa and relevant implications for key digital ...
News
Zimbabwe: Mobile Money Transaction Fees Set to Go Up
EcoCash transaction charges are set to go up marginally, with effect from the 3rd of April 2022, according to a notice published on ...
Innovation
Morocco: Orange inaugurate in Morocco the 10th Orange Digital Center in Africa and the Middle East, to train young people in digital technology, support innovative entrepreneurship and enhance their employability
Orange Digital Center is an innovative concept which brings together four strategic programs of the Orange group To support the development of new ...
Kenya
Kenya: Central Bank sets new rules for digital lenders
The Apex Bank in Kenya hopes to enforce financial discipline, stability and transparency with this new regulations The Central Bank of Kenya has reaffirmed its ...