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Sierra Leone: BSL to Launch National Payment Switch
Bank of Sierra Leone is set to launch the National Payment Switch which will ease money transactions and move the country closer to ...
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Seychelles and South Africa top African blockchain funding list in 2022
The year 2022 was a unique year for the blockchain industry in Africa as more funds were raised between Q1 and Q4 of ...
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Nigeria: e-Naira Ensures Safety of Money in Banks – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has assured Nigerians of safety of their money in banks through the operation of the e-naira. The ...
Africa
Africa: Smile Identity Acquires Appruve to Expand Identity Verification Across Africa
Smile Identity has acquired Appruve to expand its digital identity verification solution across Africa. In addition to buying Appruve’s parent company, Inclusive Innovations, ...
Africa
Africa gets first two blockchain unicorns
Out of the $3.14 billion funds raised by African businesses in 2022 across 570, $474 million was attracted by blockchain firms from 29 ...
Mauritius
Mauritius is fine-tuning a digital promotion bill
The Mauritian Parliament discussed, Tuesday, April 25, the “Mauritius Digital Promotion Bill”, a bill on the promotion of digital in Mauritius. Presented by ...
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South Africa: Postbank Introduces New Cardless Payment for Social Grants
But concern raised about how Postbank will handle these new payment methods Postbank has introduced a new cardless payment for social grant beneficiaries ...
Africa
Africa: Pan African Payment and Settlement System and African Securities Exchange Association ink MoU
The Pan African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) and the African Securities Exchange Association (ASEA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to ...
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Rwanda: Rwanda to issue digital IDs in three years
Rwanda plans to issue digital identity (ID) cards within three years to allow residents to use such identification documents stored in their phones, ...
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Rwanda: Payday re-launches in Rwanda with SpaceX’s Starlink
Payday, the leading Pan-African neobank issuing global (USD, GBP & EUR) accounts to Africans, has announced its re-entry into Rwanda, following the official ...