Nigeria
Nigeria: SEC grants approval-in-principle to seven fintech firms under regulatory sandbox
The Securities and Exchange Commission has granted Approval-in-Principle to seven fintech and digital asset companies under its Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme (ARIP), allowing ...
Innovation
Nigeria: FG says digital postcode system will strengthen census, elections
The Federal Government has said the Nigerian Digital Postcode system will enhance the credibility of elections and population censuses by providing accurate location ...
News
Nigeria accelerates digital trade agenda to strengthen AfCFTA opportunities
The Federal Government has intensified efforts to position Nigerian digital businesses to benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area, rolling out macroeconomic ...
Africa
Africa: Afreximbank President advocates industrialisation, trade to secure Africa’s economic sovereignty
The President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of African Export-Import Bank, Dr George Elombi, has said Africa’s economic sovereignty can only ...
Africa
Africa: Mastercard partners governments to strengthen Africa’s cybersecurity resilience
Mastercard has partnered with the governments of Nigeria and South Africa to strengthen cybersecurity across Africa through the launch of its Africa Cybersecurity ...
Africa
Mauritius unveils five-year fintech strategy to accelerate digital finance growth
Mauritius has launched its National Fintech Strategy 2026–2030, a five-year roadmap aimed at accelerating the growth of digital finance, strengthening financial inclusion, and ...
Fintech
Nigeria: PalmPay, NDPC deepen collaboration on data privacy protection
PalmPay has strengthened its commitment to responsible data governance and customer information security through a specialised two-day data protection workshop for employees and ...
Africa
Africa: Paga expands infrastructure play with tokenised investment offering
Paga, one of Africa’s longest-standing fintech companies, is strengthening its wealth management ambitions through a new partnership with blockchain infrastructure startup TBook, enabling ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: CMAN Calls for Gradual Interest Rate Cuts to Support Growth
The President of the Capital Market Academics of Nigeria (CMAN), Uche Uwaleke, has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to begin a ...
Ghana
Ghana: Community Banks Push for Faster BoG Approvals to Accelerate Financial Inclusion
A community banking expert has urged the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to accelerate approval processes for newly elected directors and branch expansion requests, ...