News
Nigeria: CBN threatens prosecution of forex policy defaulters
Nigerian banks have warned that defaulters of the new foreign exchange policy may face criminal prosecution by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The ...
News
Zimbabwe: Ecocash Reviews Charges
EcoCash, Zimbabwe’s largest mobile money platform, will adjust its transactional charges by an average 10 percent next month after obtaining the green-light from ...
Nigeria
Nigerian ecommerce startup Alerzo raises USD 10.5 M
Nigeria-based B2B ecommerce retail startup Alerzo has raised USD 10.5 million Series A round led by London-based Nosara Capital. In total, Alerzo has raised more ...
Regulatory
Zimbabwe: RBZ Establishes Collateral Registry
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is working with BSystems Limited of Ghana to operationalise the collateral registry system by year end, after ...
Africa
Facebook expands Marketplace to 37 more countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
Social media giant Facebook, has announced the launch of Marketplace to 37 countries and territories in Sub-Saharan Africa. This is in addition to ...
News
Nigeria: CBN incurs N379B Anchor borrowers debt
The Central bank of Nigeria recorded a shortfall of N378.5bn in loan repayment by beneficiaries under the Anchor Borrower’s programme in six years, ...
Ghana
Ghana: Cellulant set to launch Tingg after receiving license
Cellulant acquires payment Services license in Ghana, set to launch Tingg in the country. Cellulant is set to launch Tingg in Ghana following ...
Africa
Angola’s Unitel rolls out mobile money service
Unitel, Angola’s mobile operator, launched its mobile money service Unitel Money, which will allow subscribers to easily make financial transactions using their mobile ...
Ethopia
Ethiopia to develop social media platform to rival Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp
Ethiopia has started the development of its own social media platform to take on Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter after complaints of posts deletions ...
Kenya
B2B Kenyan-based retail startup, MarketForce, raises $100,000 in funding
MarketForce, Kenya’s retail platform delivering complete functional solutions to consumers, has received a $100,000 investment from the Harambeans Prosperity Fund, an initiative of the Harambe ...
