News
SA: LINX and NAPAfrica announce strategic collaboration
The London Internet Exchange (LINX) has announced a strategic collaboration with African Internet Exchange Point, NAPAfrica. Both Internet Exchanges are similarly run, not ...
Ghana
Ghana: 400 Fintech & Crypto Industry Leaders From Across Africa To Convene In Accra At The Africa Money and DeFi Summit on September 27th & 28th
As the rapid growth of fintech continues and the birth of decentralised finance (DeFi) grows across Africa, leading fintech’s, investors, crypto platforms, ventures ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Nigerian startup, Kippa, raises $8.4 million to expand offerings to Nigerian SMEs
Kippa, a Nigerian financial management and payments platform, announced Monday it has raised $8.4 million in a new financing round. The round included ...
Regulatory
Uganda: Uganda’s Parliament Passes Tougher Penalties for Cyber Criminals
The Parliament of Uganda has passed the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill, 2022 privately moved by Muhammad Nsereko (Ind., Kampala Central), which imposes tough ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Regulator Authorises FBN to Purchase Access Bank’s Pension Division
The acquisition of Access Pension Custodian Limited by First Pension Custodian Limited has been authorized by the National Pension Commission (PenCom). It said Access Bank ...
News
Nigeria: Creditswitch Achieves ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 20000 Certification
Creditswitch, a leading Value-Added Service company, has been awarded ISO 27001:2013 and ISO/IEC 20000:2018 certification. The certification emerged after a rigorous audit and evaluation by Cognicert, a member of the International Services ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Nigeria’s SEC says crowdfunding will accelerate financial inclusion
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that the operationalization of Crowdfunding will accelerate the Financial Inclusion agenda in Nigeria while increasing ...
Kenya
Kenya: Equity closes deal to acquire teachers-owned Spire Bank
Equity Bank has concluded negotiations to buy Spire Bank, setting the stage for the signing of a deal that is expected to get ...
News
Nigeria: Heritage Bank appoints George-Taylor as Acting Managing Director.
Heritage Bank Plc has announced the appointment of Akinola George-Taylor as its acting Managing Director. The appointment follows approvals from the Board of ...
Ghana
Ghana: Blame telcos for blockage of registered SIM cards, not us – NCA
The National Communication Authority (NCA) has said that it is not responsible for the blockage of SIM cards that have been fully registered ...