Innovation
Nigeria: Fidelity Bank unveils digital innovations
Fidelity Bank Plc says it has introduced new digital innovations designed to improve customer experience and engagement in the Nigerian banking sector. According ...
Africa
Morocco, Kenya and Ghana to be the fastest-growing major economies in Africa in 2021 – GlobalData
Having witnessed its worst recession in half a century in 2020, Africa’s economy is forecast to grow at a healthy pace of 3.8% ...
Nigeria
Nigeria-based anti-counterfeiting startup, Chekkit raises $500k pre-seed funding
Nigeria-based anti-counterfeiting startup, Chekkit Technologies, has announced a $500,000 pre-seed round as it looks to expand its team and technological infrastructure. As contained in ...
News
CBN move to boost gas utilisation with N250B
The Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have announced an N250 billion intervention fund to expand gas utilisation in the ...
News
Tanzania: LHRC Challenges Mobile Money Levy Law
The Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) has filed a case opposing the new levies on mobile money transactions. In an effort to ...
Ethopia
Ethiopia: Reaching the Poor Through Financial Inclusion
Ethiopia is one of the least urbanized countries in the world with almost 80 percent of its population dwelling in the rural part ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Moove raises R335-million in funding
Moove, a Nigerian fintech start-up that also operates in South Africa and Ghana, has raised US$23-million (R335-million) in series-A funding to expand its tech-based ...
Regulatory
Zimbabwe: RBZ sets 2016 benchmark for bank notes
THE Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), a crack investigations arm under the purview of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), will move to take ...
Nigeria
Nigerian Renewable Energy Provider Has Closed a $20m Funding From IFC
A hybrid renewable energy solution provider, Daystar Power, has closed a $20m deal from International Finance Corporation (IFC). This is the company’s latest ...
Nigeria
NIGERIA: GLOBAL ACCELEREX WINS AWARDS, EYES OTHER COUNTRIES
Lagos based Pan-African focused financial technology company, Global Accelerex (Accelerex) has said its credo will remain prioritising the market needs of customers as ...