Ghana
Ghanaian fintech Waya sees strong growth propel it into other African markets
Ghana-based payments startup Waya is seeing month-on-month growth of between 20 per cent in its three existing markets, prompting it to launch expansion ...
Egypt
EGYPT: REMITTANCES FROM EGYPTIAN EXPATRIATES RECORD $28.5B IN 11 MONTHS, $2.6B IN MAY
Remittances from Egyptian expatriates increased 13 percent or $3.3 billion during 11 months from July to May of 2020/2021, recording $28.5 billion, compared ...
Nigeria
CBN Moves to Strengthen Cybersecurity in Other Financial Institutions
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday moved to strengthen cyber resilience of Other Financial Institutions (OFIs) under its regulation in order to ...
Ghana
Bank of Ghana Urged to Resist Developing a CBDC Based on ‘Old Traditional Siloed Financial Thinking’
A Ghanaian blockchain and crypto association, Afroblocks, has warned the Bank of Ghana (BOG) to resist the urge to develop a central bank ...
Egypt
EGYPT : CENTRAL BANK OF EGYPT JUSTIFIES INFLATION HIKE DURING JULY 2021
Egypt’s annual headline urban inflation increased to 5.4% in July 2021, compared to 4.9% in June 2021, mainly affected by unfavorable base effects. ...
Kenya
Kenya: InsurTech Turaco and M-Kopa increase insurance penetration
Turaco and M-KOPA celebrate a key milestone of insuring over 16,000 emerging market consumers in Kenya through their partnership which aims to provide M-KOPA customers and ...
Africa
Wazo Challenge East Africa open for applications for tech entrepreneurs across Eastern Africa
Hindsight Ventures, the Africa focussed vertical of Startup Réseau, has announced Wazo Challenge East Africa as it’s latest program catering to tech entrepreneurs in the ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: NITDA, SON in strategic move to raise the bar on IT standards in Nigeria
A new dawn for IT standards is set to emerge with the readiness for synergy and cooperation between the National Information Technology Development ...
Africa
78% of retail SMEs in MEA region optmistic about future – study
Recent data has revealed that Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) confidence across most sectors is on the rise, despite the impact of the ...
News
South Africa: SA Internet Providers Decry Regulator’s ‘Too Many Roles’
THE Internet Service Providers’ Association of South Africa (ISPA) is advocating for legislature to reduce the role of the Independent Communications Authority (ICASA). ...