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Nigeria: SEC Says 2025 Compliance Summit Will Spotlight Technology-Driven Oversight
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has underscored the growing need for technology-enabled compliance across Nigeria’s capital market as it prepares for the ...
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Nigeria: CRC Credit Bureau Appoints Akhidenor as Non-Executive Director
CRC Credit Bureau Limited, one of Africa’s leading credit bureaus, has announced the appointment of Mr. Patrick Ehidiame Akhidenor as a Non-Executive Director ...
Africa
Africa: Standard Bank Becomes First African Bank to Enable Direct China Payments for Businesses
Standard Bank has become the first African financial institution to integrate directly with China’s Cross-Border Interbank Payment System (CIPS), enabling African businesses to ...
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Nigeria: Remita Warns Nigeria, African Nations Risk Digital Colonisation Without Data Ownership
Nigeria and other African countries could face a new wave of digital colonisation if they fail to assert control over their data and ...
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SA: Telkom’s Revenue Rises 3.4% to $1.28 Billion in H1 of 2025, Fueled by Data Growth
Telkom’s revenue rose 3.4% to $1.28 billion in the first half of 2025, thanks mostly to a big jump in data revenue. The ...
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Nigeria: Rank Unveils New Brand Identity After Acquiring AjoMoney and Zazzau Microfinance Bank
YC-backed fintech Moni has rebranded to Rank, marking a strategic transformation following its acquisition of AjoMoney and Zazzau Microfinance Bank (MFB). The new ...
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Nigeria: MTN Nigeria Launches Unlimited Broadband Data Plans Powered by 5G
MTN Nigeria has just rolled out something Nigerian internet users have been waiting for: unlimited broadband data plans powered by their new 5G ...
Mali
Mali: Orange Mali Raises $92.5 Million to Speed Up Digital Access Expansion
Orange Mali has just raised $92.5 million to speed up digital access in the country. This funding will help the company grow its ...
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Nigeria Implements World Bank’s FundsChain System
Nigeria is taking a big step forward by implementing the World Bank’s FundsChain system, a blockchain-based platform designed to improve how money meant ...
Africa
Africa: Rudman Calls Local Traffic Exchange Key to Nigeria’s Digital Sovereignty – AfriTECH 5.0
The Chief Executive Officer of the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), Mr. Muhammed Rudman, has reaffirmed the strategic importance of strengthening Nigeria’s ...