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ETI appoints Hervé Assah as Independent Non-Executive Director
The Board of Directors of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), has announced the appointment of Mr. Hervé S. Assah, as Independent Non-Executive Director of ...
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Solarise Africa Expands Footprint to Rwanda, Zambia and Uganda
Solarise Africa is set to expand to three new countries in Africa after signing a partnership agreement with Centennial Generating Co. This partnership ...
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Mastercard to adopt cryptocurrency as payment option
In a blog post by Raj Dhamodharan, its executive vice president for digital assets, blockchain products and partnerships, the company said it is ...
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Nervos launches $5M fund to support DeFi projects
China’s Nervos Network has launched a $5 million fund to support projects building decentralized exchanges, lending platforms, and other DeFi protocols. According to ...
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IBM, Top Australian Banks Execute Country’s First Blockchain Bank Guarantee
A digital bank guarantee has just been executed over a blockchain system in Australia, in what’s being called a first for a commercial ...
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MultiChoice Launches New Local Offering in Uganda
MultiChoice has announced the launch of Pearl Magic Prime, a new channel that tells stories by Ugandans for Ugandans. The launch of Pearl ...
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Sudanese Islamic Bank Obtains Mastercard Licence to Offer Debit, Credit, & Prepaid Payment Cards
Faisal Islamic Bank (FIB) in collaboration with Network International, the leading enabler of digital commerce across Africa and the Middle East, has become ...
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SA’s Ukheshe & Kenya’s KCB in Banking Deal to Boost East African Payment Services
South African digital fintech platform provider, Ukheshe, has partnered with the Kenya-based lender KCB Bank Kenya to allow Ukheshe to immediately issue both physical ...
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Ethiopia sees jump in mobile payments despite COVID-19
Less than 35% of Ethiopians have access to financial services. Most bank branches are clustered around Addis Ababa and other urban areas, whereas ...
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Nigeria’s IROKO plans to go public on the London Stock Exchange AIM in 2022
IROKO, a Nigerian-based media company, could file to go public in the next 12 months on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) Alternative Investment ...