Ghana
Ghana: Bank of Ghana denies printing GH¢22 billion to fund budget
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has denied allegations that it has printed GH¢22.04 billion in new money to finance the 2022 budget without ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: CBN accuses MAPs, Discos of diversion of funds meant for metering Nigerians
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has moved to freeze 157 accounts of companies that are Meter Asset Providers (MAPs) for allegedly diverting ...
Ghana
Ghana: Boost Technology to Receive Mastercard Grant to Support Small Businesses in Ghana, Others
Boost Technology, a company working with retail entrepreneurs across Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa, will receive a grant of US$125,000 towards their work ...
News
South Africa: MTN partners with MIA Telecoms to offer tech entrepreneurs new revenue streams
MTN Business has appointed MIA Telecomsas its aggregator for the management of new resellers and partners. This strategic partnership will increase the MTN ...
Africa
Africa: Infobip and Network International bring WhatsApp business services to Africa’s financial institutions
Digital payment solutions provider Network International has partnered with cloud communications company Infobip, to bring WhatsApp for business banking services to financial institutions ...
Regulatory
South Afica: Orange Guinea fined $1.09 million for network outages
Mobile network operator Orange Guinea SA has been fined GNF9.5 billion (US$1.09 million) by the country’s Regulatory Authority for Post and Telecommunications (L’Autoritie ...
News
Nigeria: Ecobank Nigeria Extends Remittance Services to Business Accounts Holders
Ecobank Nigeria has extended its innovative remittance services to its business account holders. This implies that Business Account holders can now receive funds ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Orange Group Eyes Nigeria’s Technology Market, Meets NCC
Orange Group, a telecom investor and operator said it is interested in making an entry into Africa’s biggest technology market as it explores ...
Egypt
Egypt: Egyptian B2B e-commerce platform Cartona raises $12M to scale and explore new verticals
Startups that solve the supply-chain and operational challenges of players in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry — by helping buyers access products ...
Kenya
Kenya: Safaricom pays IFC Sh474m for Ethiopia entry transactions
Safaricom and its partners in the Ethiopian venture paid the International Finance Corporation (IFC) a transaction fee of $4 million (Sh474 million) for ...