Ghana
Ghana: Cross Switch Ghana receives approval from the Bank of Ghana to operate as an Enhanced Payment Service Provider
Cross Switch Ghana is set to leverage its payments and technology infrastructure to digitise merchant payments, collections and disbursements for ecommerce, remittances as ...
Global
Global: Iran completes pre-pilot phase of central bank digital currency
The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has completed a pre-pilot phase in the development of Iran’s CBDC, according to an official statement by ...
Global
Global: BaaS platform Griffin becomes the latest UK challenger to secure a banking licence
Ten months after submitting its banking licence application, banking-as-a-service (BaaS) provider Griffin was today authorised by the PRA and the FCA to operate ...
Global
Global: WeChat integrates digital yuan into its payment platform
Chinese social media platform WeChat has incorporated the digital yuan in its payment app to boost the CBDC’s popularity. WeChat, China’s leading social ...
Morroco
Morocco Requests $5 Billion Credit Line from IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on March 6, 2023 that its executive board has received from Morocco a $5 billion credit line ...
News
Nigeria: Kuda Bank Launches SofPoS, Lets Users Accept Card Payments From Their Phones, Ends Free Transfers
Nigeria’s first digital bank, Kuda, has added a new feature to its Kuda Business app, which includes Sales Mode, Kuda Payroll, and business ...
Ghana
Ghana: MTN misses 30% localisation target
MTN Ghana has fallen short of its goal to increase its local ownership by 30 percent by end of 2022, according to the ...
Africa
Africa: Ooredoo and Huawei Partner on Mobile Money in MENA Region
Ooredoo and Huawei have partnered on mobile money in the Middle East and North Africa. This collaboration will provide Huawei’s FinTech and mobile ...
News
Nigeria Can Boost Digital Economy by Ensuring Equal Participation of Women – DG NITDA
Kashifu Inuwa, the Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA, has said that Nigeria can potentially and significantly boost its digital economy ...
Africa
Africa: ABH Now Accepting Applications for $1.5 Million Grant Prize
Applications are now open for the Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, a philanthropic initiative sponsored by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba ...
