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Nigeria: NCC unveils new termination rates for special numbers
Amended rates for 0800, 0700 take effect Nov 1 From November 1, Special Numbering Service (SNS) in Nigeria will begin a new tariff ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Explore opportunities in capital market, SEC urges investors
Investors in Nigeria have been urged to explore the various opportunities available in the capital market in a bid to grow their businesses, ...
Ghana
Ghana: Vodafone Ghana Telecom Chamber Partner to Educate Ghanaians On Mobile Money Fraud
Vodafone Ghana, in partnership with the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, has educated Ghanaians about Mobile Money security and how to avoid being defrauded. ...
Kenya
Kenya: CBK Announces Airtel Money Split From Parent Company
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has announced the successful separation of the mobile money business from the telecommunications business which were previously ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: CBN grants Xpress payments mobile money licence
A subsidiary of Xpress Holdings Limited, Xpress Payments, has been granted a mobile money operator licence by the Central Bank of Nigeria. According ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: FinTech Helping To Reduce Unemployment In Nigeria- NITDA Boss
The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa has said that with the formulation of the right regulations and ...
Kenya
Kenya: M-Shwari Set to Be Run as Different Company from Safaricom, NCBA
M-Shwari, which is owned by lender NCBA and telco Safaricom is set to become a standalone company in the coming days. This development ...
Ghana
Ghana: Invest in Data, Technology to Gain Global Competitive Advantage – Second Deputy Governor, BoG
The Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana(BoG) Mrs Elsie Addo Awadzi has tasked Ghana Reinsurance (Ghana Re) PLC to invest in ...
Africa
Africa: Six Fintech Companies from Africa Emerge as Finalists in the Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2022
Finalists will compete for the top price of $50,000 and admission to the ‘Ecobank Fintech Challenge Fellowship’ program The six finalists were chosen ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: CBN to Suspend Sale of Polaris Bank, According to Lawmakers
Lawmakers have directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to immediately suspend the sale of Polaris Bank Plc. The House of Representatives ruled ...