Kenya
Kenya: Airtel Kenya spins off mobile money business
Mobile operator Airtel Kenya, has announced it has split its mobile money business into a separate entity known as Airtel Money Kenya Limited. ...
Africa
Africa: Board urges Bank of Central African States to introduce common digital currency
The Bank of Central African States, or Banque des États de l’Afrique, which serves Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, ...
Ghana
Ghana: US$3 billion BoG international reserves figure was an error – Kwaku Kwarteng amends
The Chairman of Parliament’s Finance Committee has clarified recent reports that the country’s gross international reserves had declined from US$9 billion in December ...
News
Nigeria: Telecoms operators add 8.9m subscribers to network in H1
For the first half of the year, telecommunications operators added 8.9 million subscribers to the country’s network. Apparently, the 8.9 million subscribers consisted ...
Africa
Africa: African Payments Solution Bizao Raises $8.2M for Regional Expansion
Pan-African payment solutions provider Bizao announced an 8 million euro ($8.2 million) series A funding round Thursday (Jul 21). The round was led by AfricInvest Financial ...
Africa
Africa: Africa’s BEAC Could Launch Common Digital Currency
The Bank of Central African States (BEAC), which serves Cameroon, Gabon, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea and the Central African Republic ...
Africa
Kenya: Driving Africa’s Payments Transformation Through Partnerships
Cellulant views fintech partnerships as a means to support financial inclusion and growth of not only individual businesses but Africa’s economy as a ...
Ghana
Ghana: MTN Ghana Ramps Up SIM Registration Efforts Ahead of Deadline
With less than two weeks to the end of the mandatory SIM card registration exercise, MTN Ghana is enhancing its strategies to ensure ...
News
Nigeria: Infobip Rolls Out Omnichannel Solutions for Nigeria’s Retail Giant Konga.com
Infobip, a global cloud communications company for businesses and a leader in omnichannel customer engagement, has deployed an omnichannel customer communications platform for ...
Africa
Africa: Dubuy.com expands Africa presence with launches in Ghana and Zambia
DP World is the leading provider of worldwide smart end-to-end supply chain logistics, enabling the flow of trade across the globe. A part ...