Nigeria
Nigeria: Banks Raise Naira Card Spending Limits Abroad Amid Improved FX Liquidity
Nigerian Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) are increasingly expanding international spending limits on naira-denominated cards as improved foreign exchange (FX) liquidity strengthens confidence in ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Monica Cash Expands Automated Bitcoin-to-Naira Conversion Services
As demand for faster and more secure digital payment solutions continues to grow, Nigerian fintech platform Monica Cash is strengthening its presence in ...
Africa
Africa: AfDB President Says 12 of World’s Fastest-Growing Economies Are in Africa
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Sidi Ould Tah, has revealed that 12 of the world’s 20 fastest-growing economies are located ...
Ghana
Ghana: Bank of Ghana Suspends Planned Mobile Money Transfer Charge
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has directed Mobile Money Fintech Limited (MMFL) to suspend the rollout of its proposed 0.75 per cent charge ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: NITDA Launches Committee to Drive Unified Sandbox Framework for Nigeria’s Digital Economy
As Nigeria’s technology ecosystem continues to evolve at a rapid pace, regulators are increasingly facing the challenge of keeping up with innovation across ...
Africa
African SMEs Struggle with Trade Finance Barriers, Ghana Official Warns
Access to trade finance continues to pose a major challenge for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Africa, limiting their ability to expand ...
News
Africa: NITDA, Benin’s ASIN Deepen Partnership on Digital Transformation
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Agence des Systèmes d’Information et du Numérique (ASIN) of the Republic of Benin have ...
News
Nigeria: Interswitch Launches Digital Forecourt Suite with Flexible ‘Pay-As-You-Want’ Feature
Interswitch has introduced a new Digital Forecourt suite, a technology-driven retail ecosystem designed to transform fuel retail operations by integrating payments, operational processes, ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: NIMC Strengthens Digital Public Infrastructure to Boost Service Delivery, Security
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has reaffirmed its commitment to expanding Nigeria’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) to improve governance, strengthen national security, ...
Kenya
Kenya Moves to Tax Offshore VC Exits with New 15% Capital Gains Levy
Kenya is moving to impose a 15 per cent capital gains tax (CGT) on offshore sales involving local companies, in a move that ...