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Nigeria: We see fintech as gateway for youths to enter the capital market -SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said the reason it is encouraging capital market operators to develop technology is to make the capital ...
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Nigeria: FIRS, UK’s HMRC Sign Pact on Capacity Building
Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the United Kingdom’s His Royal Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have signed a pact to foster ...
Burkina faso
Burkina Faso: the government entrusts the management of the national telecommunications backbone to Bridge Fiber Solutions
Burkina Faso, like many other African countries, is engaged in the digital transition process. The country aims to make digital technology an instrument ...
Africa
Africa: Nigeria, others lose $4b to mobile fraud annually
Although unbanked or underbanked people across Africa have begun to be included in the digital finance system, with over 180 million mobile money ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: CBN to Keep Policy Rates – Cowry Asset
Ahead of the monetary policy committee meeting scheduled for the week, analysts at Cowry Asset Management Limited said they see a decision to ...
Ghana
Ghana: We will continue to effectively regulate and promote safety, soundness of financial institutions – BoG
The Bank of Ghana has reiterated that it will continue to effectively regulate and supervise the Regulated Financial Institutions (RFIs) towards promoting the ...
Africa
Africa: Africa’s Digital Economy Will Rise to $712bn By 2050 – AfDB
The president, African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina, has said the size of Africa’s digital economy will rise from $115 ...
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Rwanda: Flutterwave secures new licences in Rwanda
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, has announced that it has received its Electronic Money Issuer and Remittance Licenses from the National Bank ...
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Nigeria: NCC Commissions Telecom Consumer Desk (TELCARE) at Abuja Airport
As a measure to provide information to telecom consumers, the industry regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has opened its Telecom Consumer Assistance, Resolution and ...
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Nigeria: NCC Approves Harmonised Short Codes, Directs Implementation
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed mobile network operators (MNOs) to commence implementation of approved harmonised shortcodes (HSC) for providing certain services ...