Global
Global: Mastercard and Visa stop processing payments for Pornhub advertising arm
Visa and Mastercard will stop processing payments for the advertising arm of Pornhub’s parent company after developments in a lawsuit relating to child ...
Ghana
Ghana: Record low for Cedi as Ghana halves FX auction support – Report
The Cedi dropped to a fresh low against the dollar this week, trading at 8.65 from 8.30 at last week’s close, after the ...
News
Nigeria: Amazon Prime Video Launches Local Service in Nigeria
Amazon Prime Video today announced the launch of the localized version of its streaming service in one of Africa’s biggest markets–Nigeria. Just as ...
Kenya
Kenya: Banking Sector Tax Contribution Hits 5 Year High in 2021
The Kenyan banking sector registered the highest tax contribution in five years, a new survey shows. The survey which was prepared by Price ...
Ethopia
Ethiopia: Kacha becomes the first private mobile money operator
Kacha will seek to transform the pace of digital and financial inclusion in Ethiopia Following a license certification by the National Bank of ...
Global
Global: Bank of England Books Biggest Rate Hike in 27 Years
Bank of England (BoE) raised its key interest rate by 50 basis points to 1.75%, the biggest in 27 years amidst expectation that ...
News
Nigeria: Nigeria wants Google to block banned groups from YouTube
The government of Nigeria has made a request for tech giant Google, to block banned groups and terrorist organizations from using YouTube channels and ...
Ghana
Ghana: GFA suspends use of Ghana card for player registration
The General Secretary of the Ghana Football Association, Prosper Harrison Addo, has revealed that their decision to allow clubs to use only Ghana ...
News
Nigeria: FG to Launch Mobile Phone Data Policy
The Federal Government (FG) in Abuja said Mobile Phone Data Policy that would grow and speed up the country’s digital economy was in ...
News
Nigeria: Firstmonie Agents Process One Billion Volume of Transactions –FBN
First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FBN), Nigeria’s premier and leading financial services provider has announced that its agent banking network Firstmonie Agents has ...