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Nigeria: NIP Earns Africa’s Highest Instant Payment System Rating, Cementing Nigeria’s Leadership in Digital Payments
Nigeria has strengthened its position as Africa’s digital payments leader, with the NIBSS Instant Payment (NIP) platform becoming the first Instant Payment System ...
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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 ...