Global
Global: Stc Pay Bahrain gets officially licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain
stc Bahrain, a digital enabler, commemorates 13 years of leveraging the technology ecosystem in Bahrain to deliver intelligent and sustainable digital payment solutions. ...
News
Nigeria: NCC Approves Harmonised Short Codes, Directs Implementation
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed mobile network operators (MNOs) to commence implementation of approved harmonised shortcodes (HSC) for providing certain services ...
Global
Global: Visa, MasterCard $5.6 bln settlement with retailers is upheld
A federal appeals court on Wednesday (March 15, 2023) upheld a $5.6 billion antitrust class-action settlement with more than 12 million retailers that ...
News
Nigeria: Banks Make Adjustments on PTA/BTA Requests as Foreign Reserves Shrink
Nigerian banks have informed their customers that the processing time for obtaining forex for international school fees may be increased to 120 days ...
Global
Global: HyperPay announces expansion plans for Saudi Arabian fintech sector and MENA region
HyperPay, the largest and fastest-growing payments services provider in the MENA region, has announced that it is going public through an initial public ...
News
Zimbabwe Implements IMF’s e-GDDS Portal
With the successful launch of a new data portal, Zimbabwe has implemented a key recommendation of the IMF’s Enhanced General Data Dissemination System ...
Global
Global: Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) Concludes Scoping Mission for Islamic Finance Technical Assistance to Kuwait’s Capital Markets Authority
The visit was in response to the CMA’s request for technical assistance, supported by the Government of Kuwait, to assist the CMA in ...
News
Nigeria: Naira Redesign – CBN Urged to Address Technology Fundamentals to Reduce Impact of Nigerians
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been advised to implement adequate national technology backbone and other fundamental measures to alleviate the adverse ...
Africa
Africa: AfDB launches African Financial Integrity and Accountability Support Project
The African Development Bank has announced the launch of the African Financial Integrity and Accountability Support Project (AFIAP) to boost cooperation between African ...
Kenya
Kenya: Safaricom and Nairobi City County partner to digitise county services – Capital Business
Safaricom and Nairobi City County have signed a partnership to digitise the county’s services and operations. Under the partnership, Safaricom will support the ...

