News
Nigeria: Identitypass Introduces New Parent Brand ‘Prembly’ to Reflect Growth and Continued Expansion.
Mainline Digitech, a leading digital innovation company in Africa providing seamless verification of individuals and businesses, has rebranded to Prembly. The new brand ...
Ghana
Ghana: Moody’s downgrades Ghana’s credit worthiness from Caa1 to Caa2
International rating firm, Moody’s Investors Service has donwgraded Ghana’s long-term issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings to Caa2 from Caa1 and placed the ...
Global
Global: Oman to also start usage of India’s RuPay card, UPI platform
RuPay is an Indian payment gateway like a Visa or Mastercard and is increasingly being expanded to India’s neighbouring countries or nations with ...
Global
Global: Central Banks of Israel, Norway and Sweden Team Up to Explore Retail CBDC
The central banks of Israel, Norway and Sweden have teamed up with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) to explore how central bank ...
Kenya
Kenya Ranks 78th in the World on Digital Quality of Life
Kenya has ranked 78th in the world and 5th in Africa regarding digital well-being, according to the fourth annual edition of the Digital ...
News
Nigeria: Fidelity Bank, SMEDAN Sign MOU to Bridge $158.1bn SMEs Financing Gap
Fidelity Bank Plc and Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to bridge $158.1billion ...
Kenya
Kenya: Ecobank Kenya Unveils Program to Support Women Entrepreneurs
Ecobank Kenya has launched a flagship program that aims to empower and support women-led businesses. Dubbed ‘Ellevate’, the program is designed for businesses ...
Global
Global: BIS Proclaims Success in Multi-CBDC Cross-Border Payment Pilot Project
As part of the experiment, several central banks participated in the mBridge project, a multi-CBDC platform for international payments. The Bank for International ...
Africa
Africa: South Sudan, Djibouti Sign MOU to Lay Fibre Optic Cable
The quickly evolving digital economy has made internet connectivity a necessity in today’s world. A fast and reliable internet connection creates new job ...
Global
Global: UPI transactions up over 3% at almost 7 billion in September 2022
UPI transactions increased by more than three percent to 6.78 billion in September from a month prior, as per the data released by ...
