Ghana
Ghana: PayAngel wins Innovations in Payments and Remittances Awards in London
Ghana has been put on the map again by PayAngel at the just-ended Innovations in Payments and Remittances (IPR) Awards 2022 in London. ...
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Nigeria: CBN Names Remita Payment Service Provider Of The Year
Payment Service Provider, Remita Payment Services Limited (RPSL), has emerged as the Payment Service Provider of the year. The award was given by ...
Global
Global: Fed Increases Funds Rate to 2008 High
The United States central bank, Federal Reserve, approved a fourth-straight rate hike of three-quarters of a percentage point on Wednesday as part of ...
Global
Global: BIS and three central banks to test cross-border CBDCs using DeFi protocols
The Bank for Inernational Settlements is working with three central banks to explore cross-border CBDC trading and settlement using DeFi protocols. The new ...
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SA: SA economy needs 5% growth for years to cut unemployment – deputy SARB governor
South Africa’s economy needs to expand consistently at 5% for years to create jobs and lower an unemployment rate that’s among the world’s ...
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Nigeria: IMF warns Nigeria of dollarisation risks amid naira crash
As Nigeria battles with a crashing local currency and rising inflation, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cautioned that dollarisation is hard to revert.  The ...
Global
Global: Standard Chartered launches Payouts-as-a-Service tech
Standard Chartered has launched an API-first Payouts-as-a-Service offering that will let digital businesses manage one-to-many payments. Available in India, Malaysia, Singapore, the UAE ...
Global
Global: Canada latest to delay ISO 20022 migration
Canada’s high-value payment system’s move to ISO 20022 will be delayed until March in order to keep in step with the recently postponed ...
Ghana
Ghana: 38% of GSE-listed companies have one or no females on Boards
Among the 35 companies listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange in 2022, women hold 25% of the board seats and 27% of the ...
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Nigeria: CBN asks students to pay school fees with eNaira
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has advised students to use the eNaira platform to pay school fees and other payments. The advice ...
