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Tanzania and Rwanda Agree to Promote Telecommunications Sector
Tanzania and Rwanda have agreed to work together to promote the telecommunications sector, especially Information and Communication Technology, in order to increase productivity ...
Regulatory
Rwanda gives nod to KCB to buy bank from Atlas Mara
Rwandese authorities have approved the KCB Group deal to buy Banque Populaire du Rwanda (BPR) from London-listed financial services firm Atlas Mara Limited. ...
Rwanda
Rwanda in conjuction with MasterCard plans to bridge digital gap
Rwanda’s Ministry of ICT and innovation has signed an agreement with the duo of MasterCard foundation and Centri. The partnership seeks to initiate ...
Rwanda
Zero mobile money transfer fees for Airtel Rwanda subscribers
Airtel Rwanda the fast-growing service provider of Voice, Data, and Mobile Financial services has deliberately eliminated all costs for its popular peer-to-peer money ...
News
MTN Rwanda Launches Fintech Subsidiary, Appoints Chantal Kagame As CEO
MTN Rwanda has received approval from the Central Bank to set up its FinTech subsidiary, Mobile Money Rwanda Ltd, in a move that ...
Rwanda
MTN Rwanda to list on Stock Exchange in May 2021
MTN Rwanda, has announced it will list on the Rwanda Stock Exchange (RSE) on 4th May, 2021 following the approval by the Capital ...
Rwanda
Rwandan electric motorcycle startup Ampersand raises $3.5m funding
Rwandan electric motorcycle company Ampersand has secured a US$3.5 million investment from the Ecosystem Integrity Fund (EIF) in order to scale its operations. ...
Rwanda
Rwanda – Access Bank awards best women-owned start-ups
Access Bank Rwanda on Friday, March 26, awarded three outstanding small and medium start-up businesses owned by women. The competition was organized by ...
News
Rwanda: Bank of Kigali Named Best Bank in Rwanda
Global Finance has named Bank of Kigali as the best bank in Rwanda in 2021. The announcement was made during the 28th annual ...
Rwanda
How ready is Rwanda for FinTech investments?
As Rwanda establishes the Kigali International Financial Centre which aims at positioning Rwanda as a preferred financial hub for investments into Africa, Fin-tech ...