Global
Global: Digital Identity Technology- A Key Tool to Combat Business ID Fraud and Drive Financial Inclusion
One of the significant obstacles preventing African businesses, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs), from reaching their full potential is the pervasive issue ...
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Nigeria: NAICOM Encourages Tech Adoption to Boost Insurance Penetration
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has issued a call to insurance industry stakeholders, urging them to harness technological advancements in extending insurance products ...
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Nigeria: Federal Government Records N1.43 Trillion Deficit as Expenditure Outstrips Revenue, CBN Report Reveals
In the initial quarter of 2023, the Federal Government’s expenditure surpassed its revenue by a significant margin of N1.43 trillion, as reported by ...
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Tanzania: Airtel Money and Pesapal Collaborate to Simplify Mobile Transactions
Pesapal Tanzania has joined forces with Airtel Money to integrate Airtel Money as an additional payment option for all merchants using Pesapal Point ...
Kenya
Kenya: M-PESA to Pioneer Standing Orders Feature as Safaricom Expands Mobile Money Services
Safaricom’s mobile money platform, M-PESA, is poised to introduce standing orders, a move revealed by the company’s Chief Information Officer (CIO), George Njuguna. ...
Global
Global: Qatar and EU Officials Forge Cybersecurity Cooperation
In a significant development, H.E. Eng. Abdul Rahman bin Ali Al Farahid Al Maliki, the President of Qatar’s National Cyber Security Agency, convened ...
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Nigeria Bonds and T-Bills Maintain Steady Returns Amidst Naira Depreciation
Amidst a decline in the local currency, data sourced from the market has revealed that the average returns on Nigeria’s Federal Government borrowing ...
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SA: IMF’s Gita Gopinath Commends South African Central Bank’s Proactive Stance on Inflation
Gita Gopinath, the First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has lauded the South African central bank for its proactive ...
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Nigeria: PenCom Directs PFAs to Expand Presence Across Nigeria’s Geopolitical Zones
The National Pension Commission, PenCom, has issued a directive mandating all Pension Fund Administrators, PFAs, to establish branch offices in at least two ...
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Nigerian Banks Dismiss 110 Employees, Including Top Executives, for N82bn Fraud
Over the past two years, Nigerian banks have terminated the employment of 110 individuals, comprising both top executives and junior staff members, due ...