Kenya
Kenyan-based payroll startup, Workpay, expands to Nigeria
Workpay, a Nairobi-based YC graduate, is expanding its operations to Nigeria. The cloud-based workforce management startup will now offer Core HR, Payroll, and ...
Africa
Regulators have critical roles in growth of Africa’s digital payment ecosystem – Cellulant Group CEO
“The need for fintech regulations cannot be over-emphasized, but there has to be a baseline. You cannot subject smaller fintech players to the ...
News
Nigerian’s Banking Sector Has Contributed Immensely to the Development of the Country – Okonjo-Iweala
The Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has applauded the stability of the Nigerian banking sector citing it ...
Ghana
Ghana: Banking Industry Agree Digital Industry Currency Will Impact Sector – PWC Survey Reveals
As the Bank of Ghana is taking steps to introduce e-Cedi or digital cash, 70 percent of bank executives are convinced that the ...
Regulatory
Uganda: Regulator tells Airtel to separate business
Airtel Money will no longer be a part of Airtel Uganda. What does this mean for Airtel’s business? Airtel Money will now be ...
News
Nigeria: Zenith Bank Surmounts Headwinds, Posts N180bn Profit Before Tax in Q3
As a testament to its resilience and market leadership, Zenith Bank Plc has announced its unaudited results for the nine months period ended ...
Egypt
Egypt: ShipBlu bags $2.4M for its e-commerce and fulfilment service in Egypt
African e-commerce fulfilment startups backed by Y Combinator seem to be piquing investors’ interest this year for their niche e-commerce play. Summer batch ...
News
Nigeria: CBN Unveils Criteria to Pick Firms for ‘100 for 100 PPP’ Initiative
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released its selection criteria for private sector companies’ participation under its’ “100 for 100 Policy on ...
Innovation
Rwanda: Move to Make Land Titles Paperless Gains Momentum
The pilot phase to make land titles paperless is set to be concluded by December this year before the exercise can be rolled ...
Africa
Gambia: The Fate of Gambia’s Comium Is Now in the Hands of the Regulator PURA
In September Gambia’s regulator PURA issued a suspension notice to mobile operator Comium for non-payment of a variety of fees, including its licence ...