Innovation
FinTech Platform Revix Explores Ways To Enable South Africans to Invest In AI, BioTech and 5G Technology
Revix, a FinTech investment platform, is exploring ways to enable South Africans to invest in popular technology such as artificial intelligence (AI), BioTech, and 5G. ...
Egypt
EGYPT’S CENTRAL BANK ISSUES GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR SUSTAINABLE FINANCING
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has issued the guiding principles for sustainable financing. The principles will provide the basis for planning and ...
Egypt
EGYPT:NATIONAL TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY APPROVES USE OF VOLTE SERVICE
The National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) approved the use of the first voice over 4G LTE (VoLTE) service in the country. The NTRA’s ...
Regulatory
Zimbabwe:Securities and Exchange Commission Proposes Inclusion of VASPs in Its Securities Law
The Zimbabwean government recently revealed its intention to widen the definition of securities to include virtual asset service providers (VASPs). According to a ...
Africa
IFC invests $25 million to boost digital access in Africa
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced that it has invested in a new fund called the Digital Infrastructure Fund by Convergence Partners ...
Africa
ICPS and Zwipe brings Biometric Payment Cards to Africa
Zwipe’s Pay ONE-enabled biometric payments card is on its way to banks in Africa and Asia thanks to a partnership between biometric fintech ...
Ethopia
Ethiopia: Ride Hailing App Little Set to Enter Ethiopia Market
Kenyan ride-hailing firm Little is expanding to Addis Ababa joining Safaricom and several other Kenyan firms in the race to crack the Ethiopian ...
Innovation
Insurtech platform Ctrl becomes 6th SA startup backed by Naspers Foundry, banks $2.3m
South African startup Ctrl, a digital short-term insurance marketplace connecting consumers, brokers and insurers on a single platform, has become the sixth startup ...
Nigeria
CBN set to launch digital currency by October
The Central Bank of Nigeria with its stakeholders outlined its digital currency initiative via a private webinar held today. The Nigerian Central Bank ...
Nigeria
Nigeria:Telcos disagree with CBN, push to lead mobile money
Stakeholders in the telecommunication sector have said mobile money services should be driven by telecoms companies, a position that runs contrary to that ...
