Nigeria
Nigerian fintech, commerce startup Get It Done Now expands to Spain
Nigerian startup Get It Done Now, a mobile fintech e-commerce platform where a user can access services and get loans and insurance, is ...
News
Nigeria: Titan Trust Bank Acquires 89.39% of Union Bank of Nigeria Shares
Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) board of directors has announced that it received a notification of an agreement by Union Global Partners Limited, ...
Ghana
Ghana: Telcos to Reduce Charges By 25 Percent to Lessen E-Levy Burden – Telecoms Chamber
Telecommunication companies and their mobile money operators have agreed to reduce the charges on transactions by 25 per cent amid the possible introduction ...
Africa
Tunisia: Mohamed Taher Missaoui Appointed President of INT
The Ministry of Communication Technologies has announced the appointment of Mohamed Taher Missaoui as President of the National Telecommunications Authority (INT). Missaoui is ...
Africa
Seychelles: Central Bank of Seychelles Maintains Interest Rates At 2 Percent Amidst Covid Uncertainty
The Central Bank of Seychelles has decided to maintain its monetary policy rate at 2 percent for the first quarter of 2022 as ...
Egypt
Egypt home-based platform startup FilKhedma acquired by South Africa’s SweepSouth
FilKhedma, Egypt’s home-based cleaning platform has been fully acquired by South Africa’s SweepSouth. The new acquisition is part of SweepSouth’s scaling across the continent ...
Kenya
Kenya: Communications Authority throws 60 FM radio stations off air
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has announced the revocation of FM broadcasting frequencies and cancellation of licence offers for 60 radio stations ...
Regulatory
Zimbabwe: ZSE gives approval for Cassava name change
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE)-listed tech-group Cassava Smartech has been given the nod by the ZSE to change its name to EcoCash Holdings Limited. ...
Innovation
Nigeria: FG Introduces Digital Tokens to Replace NIN Slip
The Federal Government of Nigeria has introduced a suite of digital Tokens to replace the ageing NIN slip and polycarbonate card. The Minister ...
Africa
Elevating Digital Payments For a Cashless Future in Africa – Akshay Grover
Africa has always been at the forefront of the payments space led by mobile money services since 2010 COVID-19 has propelled the adoption ...