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IHS Towers Expands Market Leadership with Renewed Airtel, MTN Contracts
IHS Towers has reinforced its position as a leading telecom infrastructure provider in Africa, securing long-term contract renewals with MTN and Airtel Nigeria. ...
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Nigeria Secures $14bn Investment from India and €250m from the Netherlands
During a recent ministerial press briefing in Abuja, Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar announced that Nigeria has attracted a significant $14 billion investment ...
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Nigeria: CBN’s Sustained FX Interventions Ease Naira Pressure
The Nigerian naira saw a slight depreciation against the US dollar across the foreign exchange (FX) market as the Central Bank of Nigeria ...
Fintech
Global: ABK-Egypt and Visa Partner to Advance Digital Payment Solutions
Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait-Egypt (ABK-Egypt) has entered into a long-term strategic partnership with Visa to enhance digital payment solutions and offer customers ...
Fintech
Nigeria: Sycamore Expands into Wealth Management with SEC Fund Manager License
Nigerian digital lender Sycamore has secured a fund manager license from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), marking a strategic expansion into wealth ...
Africa
Africa: MTN to Spin Off Fintech Units Amid Mastercard Investment in Digital Expansion
MTN Group Ltd. is set to separate its financial technology divisions in Ghana, Nigeria, and Uganda within the first half of the year, ...
Fintech
Global: Mastercard and ICBA Payments Partner to Modernize Community Bank Card Programs.
Mastercard has joined forces with ICBA Payments, the payments subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), to enhance community bank card ...
Global
Global: FCA Seeks Industry Feedback on Removing £100 Contactless Payment Limit
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is inviting industry feedback on its proposal to eliminate the current £100 contactless payment limit on card ...
Fintech
Global: Berlin WealthTech NAO Expands Seed Funding to €4.5 Million
Berlin-based WealthTech startup NAO has secured an additional €1 million in a second closing of its Seed financing round, bringing total funding to ...
Fintech
Global: Visa Partners with Australian Banks to Streamline B2B Payments
Visa has partnered with four of Australia’s leading banks—ANZ, NAB, HSBC, and Westpac—to enhance business-to-business (B2B) payments through the introduction of Visa B2B ...