Africa
Africa: Ecobank and Proparco Sign €10m Trade Finance Deal to Support SMEs
Ecobank Group and Proparco have finalized a €10m trade finance guarantee designed to support Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Africa, with a ...
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Africa: Flutterwave Partners Payful to Ease Cross-Border Trade Payments in Africa
Flutterwave has announced a new partnership with global payments company Payful aimed at simplifying high-value cross-border transactions for businesses trading across Africa. The ...
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Nigeria: M-Kopa Reaches 1 Million Customers in Nigeria, Becoming the Fastest Country to Hit This Milestone
M-Kopa has just hit a big milestone by reaching 1 million customers in Nigeria, making it the fastest country to get there among ...
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Nigeria: MTN Leads Africa in Mobile Network Speeds, While Vodacom Takes 5G Edge
New analysis from Ookla’s Speedtest Intelligence for the first half of 2025 shows MTN Group outperforming other major operators in overall mobile speed ...
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Nigeria: Yellow Card discontinues retail services, turns focus to businesses
Yellow Card, the stablecoin payments startup operating across 34 countries, is discontinuing its retail services to focus exclusively on business clients in what ...
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Nigeria: NAICOM Sets Up Working Groups to Drive NIIRA 2025 Implementation
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has announced the rollout of its implementation framework for the National Insurance Industry Reform Agenda (NIIRA) 2025, marking ...
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Nigeria: MTN and Partners Shortlist 100 Young Innovators for Next Stage of PachiPanda Environmental Challenge
MTN Nigeria, in collaboration with the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) through the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), and the United Nations Development Programme ...
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Nigeria: Standard Chartered Achieves N200bn Recapitalisation Milestone Ahead of 2026 Deadline
Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Limited has announced that it has successfully met the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) minimum capital requirement of N200 ...
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SA: TymeBank Appoints a New CEO to Lead Its 2026 Rebranding and Expansion Efforts
South Africa’s digital bank, TymeBank, is gearing up for some big changes in 2026. They’ve just announced that Cheslyn Jacobs will step in ...
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SA: MTN South Africa, ICASA hold talks to make data cheaper and expand digital access
MTN held talks with the country’s communications regulator, Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), as part of efforts to tackle persistent challenges ...