Africa
Africa’s Mobile Money Ecosystem Embraces Blockchain to Drive X-Border Real-Time Payments
In 2020, scientists at the University of Zambia (UNZA) proposed a clearing and settlement architecture that would allow interoperability between mobile money payment ...
Nigeria
Nigerian Regulators Spurn Cryptocurrencies for Digital Assets That Protect Investors
Despite the popularity of cryptocurrencies in the country, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Nigeria has no plans to make crypto part ...
Kenya
Kenya: How Google Play changes will affect digital lenders
Digital lenders in Kenya will have to file a self-declaration form and license from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) with the tech ...
Africa
Africa: AfCFTA Crucial for Africa’s Economic Recovery and Growth
Successful implementation of the AfCFTA can boost trade and promote Africa’s economic recovery and growth Food security concerns and runaway inflation have compounded ...
News
Zambia: MTN Zambia rolls out commercial 5G
Pan-African operator MTN has officially rolled out its 5G network in Zambia, becoming the first mobile operator in the Southern African nation to ...
Kenya
Kenya: CBK eyes World Bank loans to boost forex reserves
Kenya is eyeing loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank Group and rich countries to lift its foreign-exchange reserves that ...
Ghana
Ghana: BoG pegs cedi depreciation to dollar at 54%
The Bank of Ghana has pegged the rate of depreciation of the cedi to the dollar at 54.2% in almost 11 months of ...
News
Nigeria: Access Bank, Interswitch others win award at Financial Inclusion Conference
Access Bank, Jaiz Bank as well as Interswitch was among Nigerian brands and innovators in the Financial Inclusion Ecosystem recognized for their contribution ...
News
Nigeria: Unregistered PoS agents responsible for fraud, says association
The Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria has stated that theft and fraud, through point of sale terminals, can only be ...
News
Nigeria’s rising inflation consistent with global trend – Emefiele
Mr Godwin Emefiele, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said the steady increase in headline inflation from 15.60 per cent in January to ...