News
Nigeria: Fitch Affirms Nigeria at ‘B-‘ with Stable Outlook
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Nigeria’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘B-‘ with a Stable Outlook. In the rating note released today, ...
News
Nigeria: CBN places 7,552 account holders on BVN watch list
The number of account holders placed on the bank verification number (BVN) watch list for fraud-related activities jumped 25 per cent to 7,552 ...
News
Nigeria: Flutterwave, CBN, SEC, others to lead FG implementation policy on blockchain, cryptocurrency
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are among the institutions ...
Kenya
Kenya: Kenya boosts payments interoperability with state-backed QR codes
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has announced the Kenya Quick Response Code Standard 2023, also shortened as KE-QR Code Standard 2023. The ...
Kenya
Kenya: Ruto advisers among six short-listed for central bank governor
Two economic advisers of President William Ruto headline a list of six persons nominated to replace Patrick Njoroge as the governor of the ...
News
South Africa: Reserve Bank launches new South African banknotes and coins
The country has a new set of banknotes and coins. The Reserve Bank says the currency continues to celebrate our heritage. The upgraded ...
Angola
Angola: Access Bank gets regulator’s approval to acquire Angolan firm
Access Bank, the flagship subsidiary of Access Holdings Plc has received the approval of the Central Bank of Angola, Banco Nacional de Angola ...
Global
Global: European Central Bank Hikes Key Interest Rate Again
The European Central Bank (ECB) increased its key rate by a quarter percentage point on Thursday. Though hawkish, the rate kikes show that ...
News
Nigeria: Airtel Africa Appoints Carl Cruz as MD/CEO of Airtel Nigeria
Airtel Africa has appointed Mr Carl Cruz as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Nigeria. This is contained in a ...
News
Nigeria: CBN to issue guidelines on contactless payment
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is about to introduce a new cashless payment system in Nigeria. Known as contactless payment system, the ...
