Africa
Nigeria: Fowler, ex-FIRS chairman, appointed board member of Pan-African Parliament
Babatunde Fowler, former chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has been appointed to the eight-member board of Pan-African Oversight Committee, an ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: CBN directs commercial banks to set up Forex teller points
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) to set up teller points in designated branches for the sale ...
News
Nigeria: Unique NIN Enrolments Hit 59.8m with Average of Three SIMs
The total number of unique National Identity Number (NIN) that has been verified across networks in Nigeria has reached 59.8 million as at ...
Nigeria
CBN to refund capital deposit, licensing fees to BDCs
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it will commence the refund of the N35 million minimum capital deposits to applicants of Bureau De Change ...
Innovation
Tanzania: Equity Introduces Money Transfer Platform to Boost Remittance
EQUITY Bank Tanzania has introduced interbank money transfers and SADC SIRESS services to boost cross boarders’ and regional remittance services. The two new ...
Opinions
Mobile money set to take South Africa by storm
Mobile money has seen massive uptake in Africa over the last decade, however, South Africa has lagged due to the country’s stringent banking ...
Kenya
Kenya: KOSA.ai receives pre-seed round investment from EchoVC
EchoVC proudly announces a pre-seed investment into KOSA.ai – an AI-driven Kenya startup running an automated responsible platform that supports enterprises in building and deploying ...
Africa
25 tech startups chosen for the 2nd edition of The Future is Female Mentorship Programme
25 female-founded tech startups have been chosen for the second edition of The Future is Female Mentorship program comprising of a PR & Communications mentorship ...
News
Tanzania: 18, 000 SIM Cards Blocked in Tanzania
The government has blocked 18,622 subscriber identification module (SIM) phones that were found to have been involved in criminal incidents in the country. ...
Innovation
Zimbabwe: CBZ Upgrades Digital Banking Platforms
The country’s biggest bank by deposits and asset base, Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe (CBZ ) has upgraded its digital banking platforms- CBZ Touch ...
