Opinions
SA: POPI compliance remains a challenge for many SA businesses
South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) officially came into effect in July and many businesses are still facing compliance challenges in how personal ...
Africa
Africa: Airtel Business taps Cisco to secure connectivity for SMEs in Africa
Telecoms operator, Airtel Africa, has announced that its B2B provider, Airtel Business, has formed an alliance with Cisco to provide secure internet access to Small ...
Intelligence
Nigeria: Currency in circulation rose by N129bn in October – CBN
The currency in circulation in the country rose by N129bn to N2.97tn in October from N2.84tn in September, according to the figures from ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Sabi raises $6m in bridge round to drive African expansion
Sabi, a startup that came into Nigeria’s digital space in 2020 has closed a $6 million bridge round, a year after closing a ...
Kenya
Kenya: EIB Opens Africa Hub, Back Private Sector Recovery With Fund
On his first official visit to Africa since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, European Investment Bank (EIB) President Werner Hoyer and Vice ...
News
Nigeria: CBN disburses N41.2 billion to kickstart Nigerian Brown Revolution
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it has disbursed N41.2bn under its intervention programme dubbed, ‘The Nigerian Brown Revolution.‘ This was contained ...
News
Tanzania Bankers Association Moves to Lower Interest Rates
Tanzania Bankers Association (TBA) has said some banks after a thorough simulation will start lowering lending interest in near future. TBA Charman Abdulmajid ...
News
Nigeria: Stanbic IBTC Capital Wins Multiple Medals at 2021 EMEA Awards
In recognition of its position as Nigeria’s leading investment banking institution, Stanbic IBTC Capital Limited, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, won ...
Africa
Somalia: Mastercard, Mybank Partnership to Boost E-Commerce in Somalia
MyBank, Mastercard and Network International have partnered to launch a new Mastercard debit card that seamlessly enables online shopping in Somalia. This will ...
Africa
Econet Founder Masiyiwa Ranked Number 1 in Africa’s Digital Top 40
Econet founder and executive chairman Strive Masiyiwa has been ranked number one in The Africa Report’s Digital Top 40, a ranking of the ...