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Nigeria: CBN Clarifies Stand On Illicit Conversion of Currency
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has clarified the statement made by the Governor, Godwin Emefiele, at Tuesday’s post-Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting ...
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South Africa: South Africa’s TymeBank Appoints 3 New Senior Executives to “Increase Diversity”
TymeBank, one of South Africa’s fastest-growing digital banks, has today announced the appointment of three new executive committee members, all of whom will ...
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South Africa: Vodapay records 300,000 new users
VodaPay’s continuous growth boosts operational confidence in Vodacom Vodacom has announced that its super app VodaPay has added 300,000 new users in the second quarter of 2022. Vodapay was ...
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South Afica: Cape Town hospital uses most advanced surgical robot in Africa
A surgical team led by Dr Tim Forgan, at Tygerberg public hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, is using the da Vinci Xi ...
Ghana
Ghana: Vodafone Grabs 3 Marketing Awards
Vodafone Ghana received three prestigious awards at the 2022 Marketing World Award (MWA) ceremony held over the weekend. The company won Most Innovative ...
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Nigeria: Nigeria earned $2.9 billion from non-oil export sector in Q1 2022 – Emefiele
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele has said that the country achieved about $2.9 billion from ...
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Sudan: FinTech Bloom raises $6.5M SEED
Sudan-based Financial Technology company Bloom has raised $6.5M in its SEED round backed by Visa, Y Combinator, Global Founders Capital (GFC), Goodwater Capital, ...
Kenya
Kenya: Central Bank announce surge in mobile money
The continuous growth of mobile money in Kenya will foster development in the country’s future A recent data-based report by the Central Bank ...
Regulatory
South Africa: Fintechs are set to transform cross-border payments in Africa, Ukheshe
For centuries people have crossed borders to live, work, and trade. While cross-border payment systems are crucial for financial inclusion and growth in ...
Namibia
Namibia: Telecom Namibia earmarks $135 million for network modernisation
Telecom Namibia has announced plans to invest over $135 million (N$2.3 billion) in the next five plus years as part of the company’s ...