Africa
Africa: UBA Elevates Digital Banking with Upgraded POS and MONI App to Power Seamless Payments Across Africa
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has unveiled a major enhancement of its digital banking infrastructure, upgrading its Point of Sale (POS) terminals ...
Kenya
Kenya: Safaricom Appoints Frankline Okata as Chief Enterprise Officer in Executive Overhaul
Safaricom has named Frankline Okata as its new Chief Enterprise Business Officer, succeeding Cynthia Karuri-Kropac, in a significant leadership reshuffle aimed at accelerating ...
News
SA: Stitch Accelerates Fintech Growth with Acquisition of Efficacy Payments
South African fintech firm Stitch has announced the acquisition of Efficacy Payments, marking a strategic expansion of its payments infrastructure and capabilities. The ...
News
Nigeria’s Upcoming GDP Rebase Aims to Bolster Fiscal Clarity and Investor Confidence
Nigeria is set to release rebased Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures in 2025—the first in over a decade—a move analysts say could enhance ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: SEC DG Raises Alarm Over Digital Asset Fraud, Warns of Market Integrity Risks
The Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr. Emomotimi Agama, has sounded the alarm over the growing threat of fraud ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: SEC Partners Quidax to Advance Digital Asset Adoption Among Nigerian Banks
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Nigeria, in partnership with digital asset exchange Quidax, has launched an educational initiative aimed at accelerating the ...
Egypt
Egypt’s Central Bank Temporarily Raises Withdrawal Limits, Extends Bank Hours Amid Telecom Disruptions
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has announced a series of exceptional measures to mitigate the impact of ongoing telecommunications disruptions that have ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Telecom Analyst Urges Unified Right-of-Way Charges to Fast-Track Broadband Expansion
A telecommunications policy expert, Osita Odafi, has called on the Federal Government to harmonise Right-of-Way (RoW) charges across Nigeria and incentivise local manufacturing ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: SiBAN Urges Policy Backing for Blockchain to Boost Intra-African Trade
The Stakeholders in Blockchain Technology Association of Nigeria (SiBAN) has called on Nigerian policymakers to adopt supportive frameworks that will enable the use ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: UN Honours Nigeria for Advancing Digital Inclusion Through NCC’s Digital Awareness Programme
Nigeria has received global recognition for its strides in digital inclusion, with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) winning the prestigious 2025 World Summit ...