South Africa
SA: Zip acquires SA startup, Payflex; fuels its global expansion drive
Australian Stock Exchange (ASX)-listed Buy Now, Pay Later fintech, Zip, has acquired South African fintech startup, Payflex, with plans to expand across Africa. ...
Innovation
Rwanda: New SIM Card Registration Process to Curb Fraud – RURA
Telecom operators will be implementing new directives for SIM card registration in a move Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) said will help curb ...
Egypt
Egypt: Diggipacks invests in Egyptian delivery startup FwRun
DIGGIPACKS, a last-mile Saudi delivery and logistics service provider just acquired Egypt-based storage fulfillment provider FWRUN. The company also looks to expand its presence ...
Africa
Namibia: Bank Windhoek Wins Two International Awards
Bank Windhoek was recently recognised by the international Global Brands Magazine for exemplary work done for three of its local marketing campaigns. These ...
Intelligence
Nigeria: Private sector records 5.78% decline in August PMI – Report
Nigeria’s private sector, according to a survey conducted by Stanbic IBTC Bank, recorded a decline of 5.78 per cent in Purchasing Manufacturing Index ...
News
Nigeria: Access Bank CEO Herbert Wigwe named Best Banking CEO by Global Brands Award
The CEO and Group Managing Director, Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe has emerged as the Best Banking CEO in the recently concluded 2021 Global ...
Regulatory
Zimbabwe: You Can Now Buy Forex At Official Rate From Bureaux De Change – RBZ
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has announced that individuals will now be able to buy forex from bureaux de change at the official ...
News
South Africa: MTN warns on potential digital load shedding
Telecommunications company MTN has warned that the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa’s (Icasa’s) decision to take back temporary radio frequency spectrum on ...
News
Zenith Bank reports N40 billion in Oil and Gas loans are not performing
Nigeria’s largest bank by net asset, Zenith Bank disclosed in its half year Investor Presentation that 29.9% of its non-performing loans are oil ...
News
Access Bank to pay N10.7 billion interim dividend to shareholders for H1 2021
The Board of Directors of Access Bank Plc has earmarked a total sum of N10.7 billion as dividends to shareholders for the period ...