Côte d’Ivoire
Ivory Coast: Morocco’s Dataprotect opens a subsidiary in Abidjan
Dataprotect, a Moroccan technology firm specializing in data and systems protection, announced on Wednesday (February 22, 2023) the opening of a subsidiary in ...
Ghana
Ghana: Bank of Ghana wins Ghana Fintech Awards’ Regtech of the Year
The Bank of Ghana (BoG), on Friday, (January 27, 2023), was presented with the “RegTech of the Year” award, at the second edition ...
Kenya
Kenya seeks World Bank funding for several digital projects
Many digital projects are underway in Kenya. The government has given itself ten years to carry them out, in partnership with the private ...
South Africa
SA: Financial crime watchdog adds South Africa to ‘grey list’
International financial crime watchdog the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Friday (February 24, 2023) added South Africa to its “grey list” of ...
Egypt
Egypt: Flutterwave Receives Payment Services Provider License in Egypt
Flutterwave has announced that they have received its Payment services provider and payments facilitator licenses in Egypt. Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, has announced ...
News
MTN Uganda to Participate in the South Africa Trade Investment and Tourism Summit
MTN Uganda has announced that they are thrilled to participate in the South Africa Trade Investment and Tourism Summit. MTN Uganda has announced ...
News
Nigeria: CBN to Release CVFF Funds to 5 Banks After Hitting $50m
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will release the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) to the five selected primary lending institutions whenever the money reaches ...
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Nigeria: Pantami Unveils Cyberspace and ICT Infrastructure Protection Committee
Professor Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, inaugurated on Thursday (February 23, 2023) in Abuja a committee led by Prof. Adeolu ...
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Nigeria: Mastercard Partners With NowNow to Support SME Cybersecurity Across Africa
Mastercard has partnered with Nigeria-based digital payment startup NowNow, in an effort to help SMEs reduce the risk of cyberattacks. The partnership aims to achieve ...
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Nigeria: Central Bank of Nigeria Renews Cellulant’s License in the Country
The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced that they have renewed the Payment service provider license of Cellulant in the country. The Central ...