News
Rwanda: Flutterwave Expands Presence in Kigali, Making it a Settlement Hub in East Africa
In its quest to establish Kigali as a prominent technology center for African companies, Flutterwave, along with other leading fintechs in Africa, is ...
Regulatory
Rwandan fintech MVend gets Central Bank license
MVend Limited, a leading Rwandan FinTech solutions service provider, has received an E-Money issuer and remittances license from the National Bank of Rwanda ...
Regulatory
Rwanda: Central Bank Introduces New Sanctions to Combat Money Laundering
Financial institutions regulated by the Central Bank in Rwanda will face administrative sanctions including losing licenses for financing terrorism, non-compliance with money laundering ...
News
Rwanda: Rwanda to issue digital IDs in three years
Rwanda plans to issue digital identity (ID) cards within three years to allow residents to use such identification documents stored in their phones, ...
News
Rwanda: Payday re-launches in Rwanda with SpaceX’s Starlink
Payday, the leading Pan-African neobank issuing global (USD, GBP & EUR) accounts to Africans, has announced its re-entry into Rwanda, following the official ...
Rwanda
Rwanda: Bank of Kigali Ranked Best Bank in Rwanda for Third Year Running
Bank of Kigali has been recognised as the best bank in Rwanda for the third consecutive year by Global Finance, an international magazine with an ...
News
Rwanda: Flutterwave secures new licences in Rwanda
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, has announced that it has received its Electronic Money Issuer and Remittance Licenses from the National Bank ...
News
Rwanda: Central Bank’s Chief Economist On Strategies to Keep Inflation At Bay
The National Bank of Rwanda has increased its lending rate by 50 basis points from 6.5 percent to 7 percent in efforts to tame the ...
News
Rwanda to connect additional 3,000 schools to the internet by 2024
Rwanda is among the African nations with a commendable level of digital readiness. All sectors are being transformed in the country, including education. ...
News
Rwanda: Elon Musk’s SpaceX secures license to launch Starlink in Rwanda
SpaceX, the spacecraft manufacturer and satellite communications company led by Elon Musk, the world’s second-richest billionaire has received a license from the Rwanda ...