News
Nigeria: MTN Highlights 5G as Foundation for AI, Digital Transformation
MTN Nigeria has emphasised that the full potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies can only be realised through sustained investment ...
Global
Global: IMF warns tokenisation could reshape financial risks, monetary policy
The International Monetary Fund has warned that monetary policy frameworks and financial regulatory systems must evolve rapidly to keep pace with the growing ...
News
Nigeria accelerates digital trade agenda to strengthen AfCFTA opportunities
The Federal Government has intensified efforts to position Nigerian digital businesses to benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area, rolling out macroeconomic ...
Africa
Africa: Afreximbank President advocates industrialisation, trade to secure Africa’s economic sovereignty
The President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of African Export-Import Bank, Dr George Elombi, has said Africa’s economic sovereignty can only ...
Global
Global: Major UK banks adopt Swift’s consumer payments framework
SWIFT has announced that several of the United Kingdom’s крупнейшие lenders have become early adopters of its consumer payments framework, marking a significant ...
Global
Global: Visa unveils threat intelligence platform, advances AI-powered commerce in Europe
Visa has launched a new Threat Intelligence Platform for financial institutions while also expanding its push into agentic commerce, successfully facilitating live AI-driven ...
Global
Global: JP Morgan Payments, NPCI partner to enable real-time FX for cross-border UPI transactions
National Payments Corporation of India has partnered with JP Morgan Payments to enable real-time foreign exchange conversion and settlement for cross-border transactions processed ...
Ghana
Ghana: Domestic Borrowing Shifts Debt Risks to Banking Sector, BoG Governor Warns
The increasing reliance on domestic borrowing is helping African economies reduce exposure to foreign exchange volatility, but it is simultaneously creating new vulnerabilities ...
Ghana
Ghana: Groupe Nduom Eyes Standard Chartered Ghana’s Retail Banking Business
Founder and Chairman of Groupe Nduom, Papa Kwesi Nduom, has confirmed that the group is exploring the potential acquisition of Standard Chartered Bank ...
Kenya
Kenya: Absa Kenya CEO exits after 32-year career at lender
Abdi Mohamed will step down as chief executive officer of Absa Bank Kenya on June 30, bringing to a close a three-year tenure ...