News
Nigeria: FITC/NIBSS Hosts ThinkNnovation Conference on Post-Covid Cybersecurity Risks and how Organizations can Build Resilience and Drive Business Growth
Cybersecurity threats to organizations heightened in the Covid-19 era due to the unprecedented rise in digitization across all sectors of the economy, including ...
News
Nigeria: CBN to Okay Legitimate FX Demand Exceeding Approved Cap – Emefiele
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele has said that the apex bank will consider approving foreign exchange ...
Intelligence
Kenya: Remittances to Kenya shrink 7.1 per cent in August
Despite the monthly drop, this is a 14.2 per cent increase when compared to the same period last year. Diaspora remittances sent into ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Infibranches secures $2 million from shell backed All On
Infibranches, a company on a mission to bridge the energy distribution gap in underserved rural and peri-urban areas of Nigeria, has secured a ...
Africa
Orange taps Ericsson to accelerate financial inclusion in Africa
Orange Middle East and Africa has picked Ericsson in a strategic partnership to ramp-up its pan-African mobile money service, Orange money. Through the ...
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Uganda: MTN partners Uganda Bourse to digitalize opening of securities accounts
MTN Uganda has signed a partnership agreement with the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) to provide a digital platform for opening securities accounts, making ...
Regulatory
South Africa: SA Reserve Bank Likely to Keep Interest Rates On Hold in September Based On Moderate Inflation and Strong Rand
The South African Reserve Bank will almost certainly keep interest rates unchanged when its Monetary Policy Committee meets on 23 September. The economy ...
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Tanzania: Crdb Boss Named in Africa List of Most Reputable Banks CEOs
CRDB Bank Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Abdulmajid Nsekela has been named as one of the most reputable CEOs in Africa by ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: TechAdvance launches Bloc to improve fintech apps build time
Nigeria-based fintech TechAdvance has released a proprietary suite of APIs (Bloc) to help companies to launch a fintech product in less time. With Bloc, TechAdvance ...
News
Nigeria: FirstBank Launches Diaspora Remittance Platform
FirstBank of Nigeria Limited said it has launched its wholly-owned remittance platform, First Global Transfer, to promote the international transfer of funds across ...