Africa
P2P Bitcoin Trade Volumes Surge in Kenya and Ghana but Nigeria Still Dominates
According to new data, peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin trade volumes in Kenya and Ghana surged in Q1 of 2021, with the two countries now ...
Nigeria
Nigeria’s SEC warns investment platforms to stop trading ‘unregistered’ foreign securities
In a circular released by Nigeria’s capital market regulator SEC, investment platforms providing access to foreign securities might be treading on dangerous grounds. According to ...
Nigeria
Nigeria-CBN Gets Court Order to Freeze 193 More Bank Accounts
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has obtained three different court judgments from the Federal High Court, Abuja to freeze an additional 193 ...
Kenya
Uber expands ride-hailing services in Kenya
Uber has now expanded its ride-hailing services and online food delivery business to Kenya’s fourth-largest town with over half a million residents according ...
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe- First Capital Bank’s U.S.$ Deposits Surge to $3.7b
Leading financial services provider, First Capital Bank’s (FCB) sound management practices coupled with the obtaining exchange rate stability has prompted its foreign currency ...
Ghana
Ghana: Vodafone Unveils New Global Brand Positioning With New Tagline
Vodafone has announced a significant global change to its brand positioning to reflect a new purpose and visual identity that marks a new ...
Uganda
Uganda: Stanbic Bank Unveils Digitalized Platform for Clients
Stanbic Bank Uganda has launched an end-to-end digitalized trading platform dubbed “Quantum Trade” to enable its customers access import letters of credit and ...
South Africa
Icasa to collaborate with the US FCC on telecoms policy
South Africa’s communications regulator, Icasa, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that will see the two ...
Africa
Republic of Guinea joins list of African countries implementing RegTech solutions
The telecommunication and posts regulatory authority (ARPT) of the Republic of Guinea and the company Global Voice Group (GVG) are proud to announce ...
Egypt
Sawari Ventures raises US$71M for investing in Egyptian startups
In a press release shared on Wamda, the Sawari Ventures fund has raised a new round of commitments worth $28 million acquired from the Misr Insurance ...