News
Nigeria: Court orders customer to pay Zenith Bank N6.3b
The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered a customer, Olusola Anthony Adejugbe and his company Tonique Oil Services Limited to pay Zenith ...
Ghana
Ghana: SIM card registration deadline extended to July 31
The deadline for the registration of Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards using details of the Ghana Card has been extended to July 31, 2022. A ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Nigerian Edtech Startup, Klas, Raises $130,000 in an Angel Funding Round
Nigerian edtech startup, Klas, has raised $130,000 in an angel funding round led by a range of investors including Tola Adesanmi of Spleet, ...
Kenya
Kenya: Central Bank of Kenya to cut M-Pesa tariffs
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has announced that it is working on a proposal to cut M-Pesa transfer tariffs in a move ...
Egypt
Egypt: Egypt’s Largest Banks Join Forces to Launch New $85M Fintech Fund
Three of Egypt’s largest national banks – Banque Misr, National Bank of Egypt, and Banque du Caire – and Global Ventures, a leading ...
News
South Africa: SA Reserve Bank Poised to Hike Repo Rate This Week to Douse Inflationary Flames
The Monetary Policy Committee of the South African Reserve Bank will almost certainly hike its key repo rate on Thursday, 24 March, in ...
Rwanda
Rwanda: Rwandan Tech Startup for Lawyers Secures $1.8 Million in Funding
Kigali-based Hence Technologies has laid out plans to continue growing and scaling operations in Rwanda, especially in finding the best problem-solvers, designers, and ...
Egypt
Egypt: Naspers unit invests in Egyptian fintech start-up
A unit of Naspers, Africa’s biggest company by value, and Egypt’s largest bank invested in Lucky, to help the fintech start-up in the North ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: ThriveAgric raises $56.4m debt funding and accelerates pan-Africa expansion plans
Fundraise will help company take advantage of Africa’s growing agriculture sector and scale-up business across the continent ThriveAgric, a fast-growing technology-driven agricultural company, has ...
Africa
Ukheshe processes first live instant payments in MEA with Mastercard Track Instant Pay
The first businesses in the Middle East and Africa region have started to experience the seamless ease of Mastercard’s Track Instant Pay solution, ...