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Nigeria: Mobile services add $140 billion to Nigeria, other SSA economies
In 2021, mobile technologies and services generated around eight per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Nigeria and other sub-Saharan (SSA) Africa ...
Global
Global: MoneyGram Introduces New Crypto Trading Service for App Users
MoneyGram is expanding its money management tools to cryptocurrency with a new in-app service. The company announced Tuesday (Nov. 1, 2022) that it’s ...
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SA: Pick n Pay Expands Crypto Payments in South Africa
The South African grocery retailer Pick n Pay announced Tuesday (Nov. 1, 2022) that it has completed the first phase of a pilot ...
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Tanzania: Vodacom Tanzania to Expand M-PESA Services to 8 SADC Countries
Vodacom Tanzania has announced plans to expand its mobile money platform’s International Money Transfer (IMT) portfolio, seeking to enable subscribers to easily send ...
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Nigeria: Amazon Opens Office in Nigeria
An Information Technology firm, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) says it has opened its first office in Lagos, Nigeria, according to a statement ...
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Nigeria: NCC Accelerates Deployment of Emerging Technologies, says EVC
Professor Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC), has stated that the Commission will not relent in the ...
Kenya
Kenya: CBK adds second deputy governor, locks out civil servants
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) will get a second deputy governor to meet a legal requirement that has been breached for over ...
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Nigeria: Access Bank informs customers about changes to Forex requests
Access Bank has informed its customers about some important changes regarding the fulfilment of Forex requests. In an email sent out to customers ...
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Nigeria: Payhippo acquires Maritime Microfinance Bank
Nigerian credit-led SME fintech, Payhippo has acquired Maritime Microfinance Bank (MFB), a financial institution specializing in saving products, demand deposits, and investments as ...
Ghana
Ghana: Hippo Limited refutes GRA’s GH¢1.3 billion tax default claim
A now-defunct consumer goods company, Hippo Limited, has refuted claims by the Ghana Revenue Authority(GRA), that it has defaulted in the payment of ...
