Rwanda
2 Rwanda tech startups raise seed funding from Norrsken East Africa
PesaChoice and Viebeg from the the Kigali-based Norrsken foundation With the beta opening of Kigali’s Norrsken House co-working spaces expected in December, the Norrsken Foundation ...
News
MTN Rwanda taps Ericsson for network modernisation
Ericsson has been selected by longtime partner MTN Rwanda, to deploy a Network Operations Centre (NOC), as the operator continues on its modernisation ...
Rwanda
Kigali International Financial Centre (KIFC) establishes a $250M pan-African Virunga Africa Fund
The fund targets investments delivering tangible change for Rwandans and other people across the continent Kigali International Financial Centre (KIFC) has announced the establishment ...
Innovation
Rwanda: Move to Make Land Titles Paperless Gains Momentum
The pilot phase to make land titles paperless is set to be concluded by December this year before the exercise can be rolled ...
Rwanda
Rwanda: Payday becomes first Rwandan firm to join Techstars
Payday, a Pan-African Fintech startup, becomes the first Rwandan company in history to join the prestigious Techstars Toronto Accelerator program. Techstars is an ...
News
Rwanda: Diane Dusaidi Appointed as AB Bank Board Chair
Diane Dusaidi has emerged the new Board Chairperson of AB Bank Plc, becoming one of the youngest and few women to sit at ...
Regulatory
Rwanda: Central Bank Warns Against Unlicensed Financial Service Providers
The National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) has warned the public against dealing with financial service providers that are not licensed to operate in ...
Innovation
Rwanda and Qatar strengthens ties with financial services agreement
Rwanda and Qatar set to benefit from mutual recognition agreements for new business opportunities in both markets following a new agreement between Qatar ...
Regulatory
Rwanda: Central bank warns merchants against transferring MoMo Pay fees to clients
The National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) has warned businesses against transferring the recently reintroduced fees on MoMo Pay transactions to clients. Mobile Money Rwanda on September ...
News
Rwanda: Central Bank of Rwanda Provides Economic Update
The Central Bank of Rwanda updated the country on the state of the economy in the first half of the year during the ...