Kenya
Kenya: Kenyan Startup Named Winner of Global FinTech Competition
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) FinTech Conference has named Kenyan startup, Money254, as the grand prize winner of their 2022 FinTech Startup ...
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Nigeria: Banks Cut Borrowing From CBN By 47%
Banks’ borrowing from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, fell for the second consecutive month in February, by 47 percent to N666 billion, ...
Africa
Ivory Coast: Bantoo – a new innovative digital platform is launched for the growing Afro-Caribbean market
Bantoo is a unique 360-degree solution bringing together social media and communication tools with holistic entertainment Top African and Caribbean influencers and entrepreneurs ...
Africa
United Bank for Africa Plc reports profit of N119 billion in 2021
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has released its Full-year financial result, which revealed a profit of N118.68 billion in 2021. This reflects ...
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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Upgraded to Anti-Money Laundering Complaint Status
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has upgraded Zimbabwe to an Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliant status, a development which will further enhance the ...
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Zimbabwe: AfDB Launches U.S.$10,5m Projects
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has availed US$10, 5 million towards Zimbabwe’s energy sector reform support technical assistance, sustainable enterprise development of women ...
Egypt
Egypt: CBE we act to make digital banking services accessible to all segments
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) is acting to make digital banking services accessible to all segments of society, said Sub-Governor for Payment ...
Ghana
Ghana: Ghana’s Fintech Startup, Dash, Raises $32.8m to Build Interoperability for African Mobile Wallets
Dash, Ghana-based unified payments app has announced that it has raised $32.8 million in an oversubscribed seed round to facilitate interoperability for digital ...
Kenya
Kenya: Standard Chartered expands B2B marketplace in Kenya
Standard Chartered has announced getting into the ecommerce space in Kenya with the expansion of Solv, their Business to Business (B2B) marketplace first launched ...
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Nigeria: GTCO declares N221.5bn profit in 2021
Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc, (GTCO Plc) has released its audited financial report for the year ending Dec. 31, 2021. The group, in ...