Global
Global: US Government Recovers $30M From Crypto Game Axie Infinity Hack
Hackers stole over $600 million from Axie earlier this year. Crypto analytics firm Chainalysis announced it helped the U.S. government recover about $30 ...
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Nigeria: ProvidusBank, Mastercard, Interswitch and Thales launch contactless Tap-to-Pay transactions via smart devices in Nigeria
In a move to further reduce dependency on cash transactions, stimulate innovation and drive the growth of digital payments in Nigeria, ProvidusBank together with Mastercard, Interswitch and Thales Group, ...
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Global: CBDC to bring down time, cost for cross-border transactions- RBI Deputy Guv
Central bank digital currency (CBDC), to be launched this year 2022, could become a tool for reducing time and cost for cross-border transactions, ...
Africa
Africa: Network International Appoints Dr. Reda Helal as Group Managing Director, Processing Business – Africa
Reda will be responsible for leading and growing a client-focused business unit serving financial institutions, fintechs and payment partners across all African geographies ...
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MasterCard (MA) offers Google Pay to cardholders in South Africa
MasterCard included MA recently joined forces with renowned MNC AlphabetGoogle, a subsidiary of GOOGL, will introduce digital payments app Google Pay across South Africa. The ...
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Ecobank Launches RapidCollect for Business Owners to Receive Payments via One Account
Ecobank has launched RapidCollect, enabling business owners to receive funds instantly from their local clients and those across Ecobank’s pan-African network. Through Ecobank’s ...
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Fidelity Bank to Raise Capital via Private Placement
Fidelity Bank Plc (Ticker: FIDELITYBK) has signalled interest in issuing private placement as part of an effort to strengthen the tier-2 capital lender’s ...
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KPMG Sued for $830 mln over ‘Appalling’ Audit
KPMG has been accused of “appalling” audit work that allowed a US-listed Chinese biotechnology company to carry out a “brazen” $400 million (€403 ...
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Nigeria: CBN moves against defaulting Anchor Borrowers
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has moved against beneficiaries of its Anchor Borrowers Programme who have failed to pay back their loans. ...
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Uganda: Airtel Uganda Partners With Microsoft and MC3 to Improve SMEs
Airtel Uganda Limited is a mobile communications and information technology services provider in Uganda and it recently partnered with Microsoft & MC3 to improve the productivity of ...
