Regulatory
Rwanda: Central bank warns merchants against transferring MoMo Pay fees to clients
The National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) has warned businesses against transferring the recently reintroduced fees on MoMo Pay transactions to clients. Mobile Money Rwanda on September ...
Morroco
Morocco’s Central Bank Governor Among Top 10 Central Bankers – Global Finance
Morocco’s Central Bank (Bank Al-Maghrib-BAM) governor Abdellatif Jouahri was ranked among the top 10 best central bankers, according to the American magazine ‘Global ...
Africa
Tunisia: Central Bank’s Nadia Gamha Named New AFI Representative for Mena Region
Deputy Director of the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) Nadia Gamha has been named member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI)’s Board ...
News
Rwanda: Central Bank of Rwanda Provides Economic Update
The Central Bank of Rwanda updated the country on the state of the economy in the first half of the year during the ...
Egypt
EGYPT: CENTRAL BANK ISSUES LE 20.5B IN T-BILLS
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), on behalf of the Ministry of Finance, announced plans to issue LE 20.5 billion in treasury bills ...
News
Uganda: Africell to shut down Uganda operations
Mobile operator Africell, announced it was ending operations in Uganda where it has faced tough competition from the local units of African telecom ...
News
Nigeria: No plan to convert ‘forex’ accounts into naira — CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria has assured members of the public that it didn’t issue a directive to convert the foreign exchange in ...
Africa
Africa: Standard bank is taking on Mobile money giants with Unayo
Standard Bank has thrown its hat into Africa’s mobile money ring with the launch of Unayo – a mobile money product. Having launched ...
Africa
African startups pitch to investors at Google for Startups Accelerator Class Six Demo day
The Google for Startups Accelerator Class Six Demo Day took place virtually, with startups pitching their ideas to VCs, investors, mentors, googlers among ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: One-Click Checkout Firm OurPass Raises $1M Pre-Seed, Set To Build ‘Fast For Africa’
Nigerian tech firm, OurPass, has closed a $1m pre-seed round led by Tekedia Capital and angel investors from Fortune 500 companies. OurPass is ...