News
Nigeria: Fed Govt directs VAT remittances by firms to FIRS
As the deadline for the remittance of the Value Added Tax (VAT) for August expires today, the Federal Government has told companies to ...
Egypt
EGYPT:MISR DIGITAL INNOVATION PARTNERS WITH VISA TO LAUNCH ITS SERVICES IN EGYPT
Misr Digital Innovation (MDI) announced, on Sunday, its alliance with Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, to provide core and digital solutions ...
Innovation
Tanzania: Equity Launches Forex Transaction Platform
EQUITY Bank has launched EazzyFX, an electronic channel for settling forex transactions to enable customers to execute transaction requirements in real-time in a ...
Egypt
EGYPT’S CENTRAL BANK ISSUES LE 12B IN T-BONDS
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), on behalf of the Ministry of Finance has issued LE 12 billion in treasury bonds (T-bills) on ...
Innovation
SA: Standard Bank and AWS to build African Innovation Lab
South Africa’s Standard Bank, and Amazon Web Services (AWS), are collaborating to jointly build an African Innovation Lab, which will act as an ...
Africa
Ivory Coast: Jumo, Mansa, and MTN to scale SME loans
South Africa-based Jumo partners with MANSA Bank and MTN to provide loans to entrepreneurs and small businesses in Ivory Coast. Mobile money is ...
Regulatory
Rwanda: Central Bank Warns Against Unlicensed Financial Service Providers
The National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) has warned the public against dealing with financial service providers that are not licensed to operate in ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: CBN asks Nigerians to open e-Naira wallets
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said the e-Naira which would be launched on October 1, 2021, is a form of payment ...
South Africa
SA: iiDENTIFii wins best enterprise solution at the 2021 MTN App of the Year awards
In its 10th year, the MTN Business App of the Year Awards 2021 awarded South African technology company iiDENTIFii, the Best Enterprise Solution ...
Startup
Uganda: GnuGrid raises $612k seed round as it pivots into fintech space
Ugandan startup gnuGrid has increased the size of its seed funding round to US$612,500 as it pivots its product offering to move into ...