Rwanda

When Digital Payment Goes Viral – Lessons from COVID-19’s Impact on Mobile Money in Rwanda

A new report released by Insight2Impact showed that Peer-to-Peer transfers grew from Rwf10.7billon ($11million) on March 15, when the lockdown began, to Rwf24billion ($25.6million) a ...

By Regtech AfricaJune 4, 20200

Regulatory

UGANDA: Bill to regulate mobile money transactions gets committee’s nod

The Finance Committee of Parliament has approved a bill which seeks to provide for supervision and oversight of mobile money transactions. Currently, Uganda ...

By Regtech AfricaJune 4, 20200

Uganda

Ugandan fintech startup Eversend raises $706k in target-beating crowdfunding campaign

Ugandan startup Eversend, a digital-only finance platform providing cross-border money transfers among other services, has secured EUR634,000 (US$706,000) in investment through a Seedrs ...

By Regtech AfricaJune 4, 20200

South Africa

South Africa Insurtech startup Inclusivity Solutions Raises $1.3m Funding

South African insurtech startup Inclusivity Solutions has raised US$1.3 million in the second tranche of its Series A funding round to help it ...

By Regtech AfricaJune 4, 20200

News

Orange extends money transfer remittance service to Burkina Faso and Morocco

After Ivory Coast, Guinea, Madagascar and Mali, it is now Burkina Faso and Morocco that have benefited from the international money transfer solution ...

By Regtech AfricaJune 4, 20200

Nigeria

Telecommunications facilities now National Critical Infrastructure – ICT Minister

The Minister of ICT Pantami, in a statement, Tuesday said, the Nigerian telecommunications industry depends on a number of infrastructure that plays a ...

By Regtech AfricaJune 4, 20200

Innovation

Innovation is key to Travel and Hospitality sector recovery

One of the leading voices in the US travel industry, analyst and researcher Harteveldt has been in conversation with marketing and customer loyalty ...

By Regtech AfricaJune 3, 20200

Africa

African ICT Foundation calls for partnership on Artificial Intelligence

The African ICT Foundation has called on institution, organization, startups and individuals who have expertise in the creation of intelligent drones, intelligent robots ...

By Regtech AfricaJune 3, 20200

Nigeria

ICT lifts Nigeria’s GDP by 14.07% in Q1 – NBS

Nigeria’s ICT sector has continued to impact tremendously on the Nations Gross Domestic Product (GDP) with a remarkable 14.07% contribution in the first quarter of ...

By Regtech AfricaJune 3, 20200

Innovation

Surewash: Innovative, interactive hand-washing app helps healthcare workers and the general public practice optimum hand hygiene

Dublin, Ireland-based start-up company SureWash, has developed an augmented reality app to measurably and cost-effectively improve hand hygiene for hospitals, healthcare providers, and others. ...

By Regtech AfricaJune 3, 20200