Africa
Mozambique joins collaborative ICT data collection initiative developed by African Development Bank
RASME is a partnership of the African Development Bank and the World Bank’s Geo-Enabling initiative for Monitoring and Supervision and KoBoToolbox teams The ...
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South Africa: South Africa’s Yoco Acquires Fintech Agency Nona Digital
Yoco, an African payments, and software company has acquired one of the leading fintech and Web3 software development agencies in Africa, Nona Digital. ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: YC-backed Nigerian insurtech startup Curacel unveils new product Grow
Nigerian insurtech startup Curacel, an AI-powered platform for claims processing and fraud management in Africa, has announced itself as a participant in the ...
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Nigeria: CBN set to finance 75,600 N-power beneficiaries
The Federal Government in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has concluded plans to give financial empowerment to 75,600 batches A ...
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Nigeria: Access Bank Closa Agents hit the 100,000 mark – focused on bringing banking closer to Nigerians
Access Bank’s commitment to delivering banking services to at least one in every two Nigerians has been reaffirmed as the leading retail financial ...
Egypt
Egypt: Egyptian fintech startup Nexta raises $2.2m pre-seed round
Egyptian fintech and next-generation banking startup Nexta is set to launch operations after satisfying all Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) requirements and securing ...
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Nigeria: Abbey Mortgage Bank Launches Mobile Banking App
Abbey Mortgage Bank once again blazed the trail in the financial services industry with the launch of its data friendly mobile banking application. ...
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Nigeria: Airtel Nigeria Upgrades All 2G & 3G Cell Sites to 4G
Airtel Nigeria, the West African arm of telecom Airtel Africa, has announced that it is upgrading all of its cell sites to 4G ...
Kenya
Kenya: Dennis Musau Replaces Abraham Ongenge as Stanbic Bank CFO
Stanbic Bank Kenya has named Dennis Musau as the new Chief Finance and Value Officer effective March 1. Musau will replace Abraham Ongenge ...
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Rwanda: Mulls VAT Levy on Netflix, Other Digital Firms
Rwanda is considering collecting Value Added Tax (VAT) on online services consumed within the country, The New Times has learned. According to information ...