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Nigeria: FBN Rating Upgraded after Corporate Governance Irregularities Fix
Following a deliberate effort to reclaim its market position, First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) Limited has been rated higher despite uncertainties in the ...
Africa
Africa: Mastercard Girls4Tech Programme Helping Schools Girls’ Sharpen Problem-solving Skills
Mastercard recently hosted its first digital Girls4Tech Connect Marathon in Sub-Saharan Africa to inspire and prepare 515 girls aged 7-12 to pursue careers in Science ...
Global
Global: Bank of Thailand to improve payment system standard
The Bank of Thailand plans to upgrade the country’s payment system standard to stabilise financial services and prevent digital banking glitches. The central ...
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Uganda: After seven years of bike-hailing, Safeboda enters the car-hailing industry
Since it began operating in Uganda seven years ago, the Ugandan bike-hailing firm known as SafeBoda has retained its position as the market ...
Global
Global: Banks to close over depositors increasing demands to withdraw savings in Lebanon
Lebanese banks are planning to close financial operations for three days starting from Monday (sept 19, 2022) amid increasing demands by angry depositors ...
Ghana
Ghana: GRA hands over two Chinese firms issuing fake VAT invoices to CID
The Ghana Revenue Authority has handed two Chinese firms to the Regional Criminal Investigations Department, CID, for allegedly issuing fake Value Added Tax ...
Global
Global: Bank of England Should Hike 100bp to Save the Pound says Credit Suisse
The Bank of England might have to raise its basic interest rate by 100 basis points and go all the way to 5% ...
Global
Global: European Central Bank chooses Amazon and 4 other firms to prototype digital euro app
The five fintech, payments and e-commerce firms will create front-end prototypes for the digital euro, which will not be used in later phases ...
Africa
Africa: Cohort of African Women Graduate from Binance’s First Blockchain Bootcamp
In honour of International Literacy Day, Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, is celebrating the graduation of the first cohort ...
Africa
Africa: Global payments FinTech Ebanx expands its services to Africa
AFRICA – Brazil’s payments FinTech Ebanx is expanding beyond its Latin American roots for the first time and bringing its digital solutions to Africa. Founded in Brazil, Ebanx spent 10 ...
