News

Standard Bank acquires 35% stake in TradeSafe

Standard Bank has acquired a 35% equity stake in digital escrow company TradeSafe Escrow, providing a means for buyers and sellers to mitigate ...

By Regtech AfricaAugust 28, 20200

News

Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, others record climb in revenue

Amazon’s boss Jeff Bezos reached a milestone earlier in the week that no human has ever achieved. With Amazon stock price surging nearly ...

By Regtech AfricaAugust 28, 20200

News

MoneyGram strengthens African presence through Airtel collaboration

MoneyGram, a global specialist in cross-border P2P payments and money transfers, has detailed a new partnership with Airtel Africa. The deal significantly enhances ...

By Regtech AfricaAugust 28, 20200

Regulatory

Brazil’s central bank examines the benefits of a CBDC

The Central bank of Brazil, (Banco Central do Brasil) is laying the groundwork for a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) with an official ...

By Regtech AfricaAugust 28, 20200

Nigeria

NSE, IFC promote participation of women-owned and run SMEs under the Nigeria2Equal programme

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) hosted a webinar in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation to address the theme, Supporting SMEs and Women-Owned Businesses ...

By Regtech AfricaAugust 27, 20200

Nigeria

Awosika Calls For Joint Efforts To Build Nigeria

Chairman, Board of Directors, First Bank of Nigeria, Ibukun Awosika has implored Nigerians to take their destiny in their own hands and build ...

By Regtech AfricaAugust 27, 20200

Nigeria

NNPC reveals survival strategies to cope with oil sector downturn and new normal

The State oil giant, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has disclosed that it is expanding its non-oil and gas businesses, deploying technology and ...

By Regtech AfricaAugust 27, 20200

News

Fed’s Powell to begin hard sell for higher inflation

On Thursday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell will undertake a tough task, convincing the public that the central bank can and will deliver in ...

By Regtech AfricaAugust 27, 20200

Startup

Deutsche Bank opens applications for second Female Fintech Competition

Deutsche Bank has joined forces with Atos, Google and TechQuartier to launch the second Female FinTech Competition. FinTechs with a female founder or ...

By Regtech AfricaAugust 27, 20200