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Nigeria Confirms Partnership to Host World’s Largest Tech Expo
In a landmark development for Nigeria’s tech sector, the country is set to host the world’s largest technology fair, GITEX, for the first ...
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Nigeria: A Digital Catalyst for Nigeria’s Renewed Hope Agenda
Nigeria is witnessing a digital transformation driven by its young, tech-savvy population, expanding internet access, and a broadband penetration rate of approximately 43%. ...
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Global: Israel Launches Digital Shekel CBDC Experiment for Payments
Israel is accelerating the development of its central bank digital currency (CBDC), known as the digital shekel. The Bank of Israel (BoI) aims ...
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Nigerian Fintech Startup Brass Acquired by Paystack-Led Consortium
Nigerian fintech startup Brass has been acquired by an investment consortium led by Paystack, with participation from PiggyVest, Ventures Platform, P1 Ventures, and ...
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Nigeria: MTN Group Fintech CEO Reaffirms Unwavering Commitment to Enhance Financial Inclusion Across Africa
Serigne Dioum, CEO of MTN Group Fintech, has reaffirmed the company’s unwavering commitment to enhancing financial inclusion throughout Africa. By harnessing innovative solutions, ...
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Nigeria: Banks Generate N438bn from Digital Transactions in 2023
In 2023, ten Nigerian financial institutions collectively earned approximately N438 billion from digital banking channels, marking a 37.54% increase from the N318.64 billion ...
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Nigeria: Senate confirms Agama as SEC DG
The Senate Committee on Capital Markets has confirmed Emomotimi Agama as the director-general of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The committee approved the ...
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Nigeria: PenOp Urges Offshore Investment of Pension Funds Amid Naira Devaluation
The Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp) has called on the National Assembly to amend the pension law to permit the investment ...
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Africa: Mastercard to Provide Digital Identity and Access for 100 Million People in Africa
Mastercard is intensifying its efforts to expand Community Pass, a digital platform that offers a digital ID and wallet via a smart card, ...
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Nigeria: TAJBank grows pre-tax profit to N11bn
The profit before tax of TAJBank, one of the non-interest banks in Nigeria, grew by 122 per cent to N11.3bn in 2023. In ...
