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Nigeria: IMF- CBN should step back as FX intermediator, allow banks to control dollar rates
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to step back and allow commercial banks to determine dollar ...
Ghana
Ghana: NIC Deepens Youth’s Knowledge On Insurance to Enhance Penetration
As part of efforts to deepen the knowledge of the youth in insurance, the National Insurance Commission, embarked on a quiz competition for ...
Global
Global: US Treasury outlines fintech consumer protection recommendations
The US Department of the Treasury, in collaboration with the White House Competition Council, has released a report outlining recommendations to reduce the ...
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Nigeria: NIMC DG Joins Leaders from 20+ Countries at Tony Blair Institute Tech Policy Accelerator Programme
The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change has invited the Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engr. Aliyu Aziz, as a ...
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Nigeria: Shareholders fault CBN’s N453bn levy on banks
The Independent Shareholders Association of Nigeria has kicked against the Central Bank of Nigeria’s imposition of 0.5 per cent levy on commercial banks ...
Ghana
Ghana: Bank of Ghana wins Best Fintech Policy Award in West Africa
The Bank of Ghana has been presented with the “Best FinTech Policy of the Year” award, under the Innovation and Excellence Awards category ...
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Nigeria: Access Bank Empowers Closa Agents with Solar powered fibre kiosks to boost financial inclusion across Nigeria.
Access Bank’s commitment to delivering banking services to at least one in every two Nigerians has been reaffirmed as the leading retail financial ...
Ethopia
Ethiopia: EthSwitch, Oromia Bank and Mastercard partner to ensure all banks ATMs accept Mastercard debit, credit, and prepaid cards
EthSwitch, Ethiopia’s national payment switch, Oromia Bank and Mastercard have announced a landmark partnership that sees all the bank’s Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) ...
Ghana
Ghana: Cedi to depreciate further if we depend largely on imported goods – Ofori-Atta
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said it is about time Ghanaians change their taste for foreign goods. According to him, the change in ...
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Zambia: Fintech Unicorn Chipper Cash set to buy Zambia fintech pioneer Zoona
Pan-African cross-border payment app Chipper Cash is set to acquire Zambian fintech company Zoona Transactions International. This acquisition will allow Chipper Cash, which ...
