Africa
Venture capital to African startups to reduce by 40%, Nearly $1B by the end of the year
Last year, Partech Africa reported that 234 African tech companies raised a total of $2.02 billion in 250 equity rounds. This signalled a 74% increase ...
Kenya
Only 10% of Transactions in Kenya go through digital Channels – Agnes Gathaiya
The CEO of PesaLink Kenya, Agnes Gathaiya had stated that only 10% of the total value traded every day goes through digital channels. She ...
Africa
Financial Services Not an End in Themselves alone, But Enablers – Yinka David-West
Professor Olayinka David-West, an Academic Director at Lagos Business School Executive Education and Lead, Sustainable and Inclusive Digital Financial Services had stated that ...
Africa
Top African Women CEOs Charges Fintechs to reinvent Models for Sustainability and Growth
In the light of the prevailing economic realities of the pandemic across the globe, and its huge impact and implications for financial services, ...
Nigeria
FG Inaugurates NIMASA, NPA Governing Boards
The governing boards of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) have been inaugurated by the ...
Kenya
Blockchain-based P2P remittances startup launched in Kenya
Kenyan startup BitLipa has launched a peer-to-peer (P2P), borderless remittances network that allows wallet-holders to send money anywhere in the world. Formed at ...
Zimbabwe
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe sets new rules for mobile money services
MOBILE money and fund transmission service providers in Zimbabwe will not be allowed to review transaction charges without approval of the Reserve Bank ...
Nigeria
President Buhari appoints new SEC DG, 3 commissioners
A new and substantive Director-General for the apex capital market regulator SEC has been appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari. President Muhammadu Buhari as appointed ...
Nigeria
FIRS Extends Deadline for Financial Institutions to Submit Reports
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has extended the deadline for the submission of 2019 financial accounts reports under the Common Reporting Standard ...
Nigeria
MTN Nigeria commits N600b to network infrastructure
MTN Nigeria plans to spend an estimated N600 billion on technical infrastructure over the next three years as it looks to expand its ...
