South Africa
South Africa: South Africans retailers focus on frictionless experiences
World Wide Worx, with the support of Mastercard and Standard Bank has published key findings regarding online retailers’ preferences in South Africa. According to the ...
Kenya
Kenya: CBK tips new digital shilling to take on high M-Pesa charges
The proposed Central bank digital currency (CBDC) will help bring down the transaction fees currently charged on digital payments in what could make ...
Africa
Zambia: Bank of Zambia Expects to Complete CBDC Study in Q4
The Bank of Zambia has said it expects to complete its study seeking to determine the feasibility of launching a Central Bank Digital ...
News
Nigeria: NIN Verification Service Portal Restored, Says NIMC
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says the National Identification Number (NIN) Verification Service (NVS) portal has been fully restored following a crash ...
News
Uganda: Court Directs Crane Bank Management to Return to Sudhir, Bou to Pay Costs
The Supreme Court in Kampala has directed that the management of Crane Bank be reverted to its shareholders but also Bank of Uganda ...
News
Nigeria: CBN appoints Kemi Christina Abdul as board member of InfraCorp
The Central Bank of Nigeria has appointed New York-based Sustainability, Digital, Energy and Infrastructure Investor, Kemi Christina Abdul to serve on the board ...
News
Nigeria: FIRS launches self-service stations in its tax offices
The Federal Inland Revenue Service has announced the introduction of “Self-Service Stations” in all the FIRS Tax Offices to enable efficient service delivery ...
Kenya
Kenya: CBK tests market with digital Kenya shilling
What you need to know: The Kenyan version of the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), whose introduction has been under debate for the ...
News
Nigeria: CBN extends five per cent interest rate on intervention loans
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has said that that bank will extend its five per cent interest rate on its ...
Innovation
Nigeria: Acronis Launches Cyber Cloud Data Center in Lagos, Nigeria
This comes less than three weeks after Acronis also launched a Cyber Cloud Data Center in Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa, both one ...