Egypt
Egypt: China’s Didi launches operations in Egypt
Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing, has now launched operations in Egypt. The North African country becomes the second in Africa where Didi has ...
Africa
Mobile financial services use in Sub-Saharan Africa more than triples in 6 years
Nearly half of all consumers in Sub-Saharan Africa are using mobile financial services in 2021 – a more-than three-fold increase in the last ...
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Nigeria: Verve partners NIMC to improve national identity management system
Verve has thrown its support behind the Federal Government’s efforts to create a robust digitization framework for comprehensive identity management for Nigerians. This ...
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China to Establish Banks in Nigeria – In the Digital Currency Era
The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Cui Jianchin, says he is in talks with Chinese-owned banks to establish operations in Nigeria, NAN reports. For ...
South Africa
South Africa: Chipper Cash launches with free P2P money transfers
Chipper, the fastest growing African fintech start-up that facilitates free peer-to-peer (P2P) money transfers and instant cross-border payments in Africa, officially launched Chipper ...
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Zimbabwe: Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe, Now Trading As Ecocash Holdings Zimbabwe, in Strong Showing At ZITF
Diversified fintech giant Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe Limited, which is now rebranding as EcoCash Holdings Zimbabwe Limited, is exhibiting at this year’s Zimbabwe International ...
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Nigeria: Federal Government Orders FIRS to Tax Digital Transactions
The Nigerian president has ordered the deployment of technology to tax all digital transactions carried out across the country. The Secretary to the ...
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Zimbabwe: RBZ Allots U.S.$38,7 Million
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) this week allotted a total US$38,7 million to support local companies at a time some retailers are accused ...
Egypt
CENTRAL BANK OF EGYPT SIGNS NEW PROTOCOL TO FACILITATE PAYMENT INSTRUMENTS ISSUANCE
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) signed a cooperation protocol with the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) to facilitate the issuance of licences and ...
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Nigeria: Five banks fined N1.4bn for forex infractions, others
Five top banks in Nigeria paid a total of N1.4bn as penalties to financial regulatory bodies such as the Central Bank of Nigeria, ...