Intelligence
Uganda:With 7,600 agents and over UGX2.5 trillion transacted in 2 years, agent banking is unstoppable; it is the future of banking
The 2018 Uganda Finscope Survey showed that although access to formal and informal financial services had risen to 78 percent (14.4 million), only ...
Nigeria
FG appoints 2 new deputy commissioners for NAICOM
This was disclosed in a statement by NAICOM’s Commissioner for Insurance Directorate. President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday appointed Alhaji Sabiu Abubakar and Mr. ...
Africa
RegTech – Optimizing Citizens’ Returns From Africa’s Telecom Sector
RegTech promises to disrupt the regulatory landscape by providing technologically advanced solutions to the ever-increasing demands of compliance within the financial industry. Deloitte, ...
Nigeria
NCC begins implementation of ASF in telecoms industry
The Nigerian Communications Commissions (NCC), has started its Accounting Separation Framework (ASF), in Nigerian Telecoms Industry. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), NCC, Prof. ...
Africa
How mobile money can lead a fintech revolution in Africa
M-Pesa mobile payments system started in Kenya in 2007 now boasts 30 million users in 10 countries, with other competitors, such as MTN ...
Nigeria
CBN set to include financial inclusion as key mandate area
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is planning to formally include Financial Inclusion to her core mandate. This was disclosed on Tuesday, 21st ...
Africa
Telecom26 Provides Connectivity To HIV and COVID-19 Testing Programmes Across Africa
Telecom26 has partnered with SystemOne to enable real-time test result communication, timely containment and treatment actions for infectious disease programmes in Ghana, Mozambique ...
Intelligence
Review of Sub-Saharan Africa Investment Banking performance for the first half of 2020.
One of the world’s largest providers of financial markets data and infrastructure, Refinitiv has released a recent report on Sub-Saharan Africa Investment Banking ...
Nigeria
FG rolls out N2.3 trillion stimulus and survival funds for MSMEs
The Federal Government has announced plans to roll out a N2.3 trillion stimulus package and survival fund for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to stay afloat amid the economic challenges imposed by the ...
Nigeria
Headline Inflation Up by 12.56%in June 2020 – NBS
Nigeria’s consumer price index (CPI) which measures inflation increased by 12.56 per cent (year-on-year) in June 2020. This is 0.16 per cent points ...