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Nigeria’s payment system attracts $500m investment in five years —CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said the country’s payment system attracted about $500m worth of investments between 2015 and 2020. The Central ...
Africa
Zambia: Mastercard partners with Digital PayGo to drive secure payments for SMEs in Zambia
Mastercard has partnered with Zambian-based fintech company, Digital PayGo, to launch a new merchant mobile payments solution, which will enable Small and Medium ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Winner Emerges in Impact Africa Elevator Pitch Competition
WAFUNDA, a social tech enterprise based in South Africa has emerged overall winner of the first Impact Africa Elevator Pitch Competition. This was ...
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Uganda: MTN to open Sh132bn Uganda IPO to East African investors
MTN Uganda will sell a fifth of its stake to Kenyan and other East African investors when it floats its initial public offer ...
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Rwanda: Diane Dusaidi Appointed as AB Bank Board Chair
Diane Dusaidi has emerged the new Board Chairperson of AB Bank Plc, becoming one of the youngest and few women to sit at ...
Ghana
Ghana: Rural Banks Working to Reduce Reported Fraud Cases – ARB Apex Bank
The ARB Apex Bank Limited, which serves as a “mini” central bank for Rural & Community Banks (RCBs) says the increase in different ...
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Nigeria: CBN’s strategies to save Naira failing, says LCCI
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said that the Central Bank of Nigeria’s effort to save the naira is only redirecting ...
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Uganda: Supreme Court Puts Brakes On Crane Bank Liquidation
The Supreme Court yesterday stopped Bank of Uganda (BoU) from further liquidating Crane Bank in receivership until the final determination of the main ...
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Tanzania: BOT Calls for Professionalism Among Bankers
PROFESSIONALISM and integrity are the pillars of a thriving banking sector, Bank of Tanzania (BoT) Governor, Professor Florens Luoga has argued and asked ...
Africa
East Africa: E-Commerce Platform to Ease Regional Trade
The Comesa Federation of Women in Business and the African e-Trade Group (Ae-Trade) have launched an online platform Sokokuu for traders in the ...