News
South African Banks Scale Back ATMs as Digital Payments Dominate
South Africa’s banking sector is undergoing a major transformation, with traditional cash-based banking giving way to a rapidly expanding digital payment ecosystem. New ...
Egypt
Egypt: Money Fellows Crosses 8 Million Users, Processes $1.5 Billion as It Expands Egypt’s Fintech Frontier
Egyptian fintech innovator Money Fellows has reached a significant milestone, surpassing 8 million users and processing more than $1.5 billion in transactions, underscoring ...
Kenya
Kenya: Access Holdings Buys National Bank of Kenya for N179 Billion
Access Holdings has just made a big move by buying the National Bank of Kenya for N179 billion. This is a major deal ...
Regulatory
SA Crypto Exchange VALR has Received Two Key Licenses from FSCA
South Africa’s VALR has received two key licenses from FSCA, which is great news for the crypto world around here. This means the ...
Kenya
Kenya: Access Holdings to Pay $109.6 Million for National Bank of Kenya in East African Expansion Drive
Access Holdings Plc, the parent company of Nigeria’s largest bank by assets, has confirmed it will pay $109.6 million (₦179.1 billion) to acquire ...
News
Nigeria: FIRS grows tax collection to N47.39tn
The Federal Inland Revenue Service has achieved a record-breaking tax collection of N47.39tn between October 2023 and September 2025. This period is under ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: CSOs Urge Telecom Operators to Adhere to FCCPC’s Digital Lending Regulations
The Coalition for Economic Fairness (CEF) has called on telecommunications companies and their foreign partnersto fully comply with the Federal Competition and Consumer ...
Africa
Africa: World Robot Olympiad expands footprint across Africa
The World Robot Olympiad, one of the world’s biggest robotics competitions, says it is deepening its presence across Africa, growing from just five ...
Kenya
Kenya Revenue Authority Tightens Tax Compliance Rules with New eTIMS and VAT Requirements
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has rolled out a new set of requirements for taxpayers seeking Tax Compliance Certificates (TCCs), introducing stricter measures ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Senate, BPP, and NITDA Advocate .ng Domain Adoption to Strengthen Nigeria’s Digital Identity
Nigeria’s push to reinforce its digital sovereignty gained new momentum as the Senate, the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), and the National Information ...
