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 ...
Rwanda
Rwanda – Local Banks Cut Back on ATMs in Favour of Agency Banking
Rwandan banks are reducing the number of ATMs across the country with some opting to roll out agency banking instead. According to the ...
Rwanda
Who can join the board of a Rwandan financial institution
Among the key and influential positions at any financial institution is serving on the Board of Directors. The National Bank of Rwanda recently ...
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 ...
Innovation
Motorcyclists in Rwanda to use meters and cashless payments from June
Rwanda began easing lockdowns at the beginning of May. By July, international airlines like Brussels Airlines are expected to resume flights to Kigali, ...
Innovation
Young Rwandan Innovator Opens Business to Spur Local Technologies
25-year old tech enthusiast, Willy Nsabiyumva, together with his colleague, Roger Ntaganzwa, has embarked on a mission to reach out to all young ...