In March 2024, global investment firm Actis revealed plans to sell Octotel, its South African fibre network operator, to a consortium, contingent on ...

Mastercard is upgrading its open banking for lending program, powered by employment/income verifier Argyle. The new features, announced Tuesday (August 13, 2024), lets ...

Ecobank, the pan-African banking leader, has announced that the inaugural semifinal event of its Fintech Challenge will take place in Lagos, Nigeria. The ...

European stocks saw modest gains on Wednesday, with the dollar hovering near a one-week low, as markets responded to data indicating softer inflation. ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it is back with the publication of several key economic reports to make relevant information available ...

PalmPay, an Africa-focused fintech platform, has called for collaboration and innovation among banks and fintechs to drive financial inclusion in the country. According ...

Lagos State Government has unveiled an ambitious plan to tokenize its real estate sector, leveraging blockchain technology to revolutionize property transactions. This initiative ...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), in collaboration with Cyberport, a state-run technology company, has launched a generative artificial intelligence (GenA.I.) sandbox aimed ...

Australia is poised to unveil its ambitious digital identity program by the end of 2024, introducing the national Trust Exchange (TEx) to facilitate ...

In August, investors significantly reduced their stock allocations and increased their cash holdings, responding to a dip in global growth expectations to their ...