Innovation
Liberia: Revenue Authority Launches Electronic Tariff Platform
The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has launched an electronic tariff platform to provide greater tax compliance and increased revenue generation in customs. According ...
Africa
Africa Data Centres to Set Up 10 New Facilities at U.S.$500 Million Across the Continent
Africa Data Centres, has announced plans to build large hyper-scale data centres in ten African countries which will among other things, boost employment ...
News
Nigeria: CBN disburses N400B Targeted Credit Facility, receives 8 million applications
The Central Bank of Nigeria revealed that it has disbursed N400 billion and received over 8 million applications from Nigerians for its Covid-19 ...
News
African informal trade worth $93 billion per annum – Osinbajo
Nigerian vice President Yemi Osinbajo has stated that Africa’s informal trade is estimated to be about $93 billion per annum. He said this ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Leading fintech, Systemspecs Urge CBN to Strengthen Enforcement of Open Banking
Nigeria’s leading financial technology company, SystemSpecs has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN to scale up compliance with open banking regulation. The ...
News
Nigeria: CBN sets agenda on over 37 interventions to save economy
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has disclosed that it introduced no less than 37 intervention programmes to boost the economy of the ...
South Africa
SA: Fintech company E4 launches Stem programme for underprivileged female youth
A local fintech company E4 has launched a Girls in Stem programme targeting girls in under priviledged communities with the right support in ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: NCC Releases Draft Guidelines On SIM Registration, Replacement
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has published its draft regulatory instruments on SIM registration and replacement. The publication on the commission’s website is ...
Ethopia
Ethiopia: Safaricom Ethiopia to Go Operational in 2022
Safaricom Ethiopia PLC will start operating in 2022 as per the business license agreement, said Ministry of Finance. Discussing the progress and the ...
Innovation
Tanzania: Tigo Pesa partners BoA to Launch ‘Kibubu’
TIGO Pesa and the Bank of Africa (BoA) have launched a mobile money savings product dubbed as Tigo Pesa ‘Kibubu’ that enables their ...