Global
Global: The Digital Dollar Project Launches Technical Sandbox Program to Explore Central Bank Digital Currency Infrastructure Solutions
The Digital Dollar Project (DDP) announced the launch of its Technical Sandbox Program to jumpstart further exploration of technical implementations of a U.S. ...
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Nigeria: Flutterwave secures Switching and Processing licence from Central Bank of Nigeria
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company has been granted a Switching and Processing License by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The licence, ...
Egypt
Egypt: Mastercard powers launch of Telda’s cobranded prepaid card
Unbanked Egyptians can now get a prepaid Mastercard with a seamless onboarding process The launch is a step towards creating a ripple-effect for ...
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Sudan: MTN Sudan unveils its new real-time data analytics and AI solution deployed by LigaData
MTN Sudan announced the successful deployment of a new data analytics and AI platform to drive its digital transformation plans. MTN Sudan announced ...
Africa
Africa: Microsoft appoints Nigeria’s Kunle Awosika as Managing Director of its Africa Transformation Office
Kunle has a track record of strong people leadership, innovation and sharp business acumen, founded on an in-depth understanding and passion for Africa’s ...
Africa
Africa: Jumia, Zipline Partner on Drone Delivery in Africa Markets
Jumia (NYSE: JMIA), the leading e-commerce platform in Africa, and Zipline, the world’s largest instant delivery service, announced a collaboration to deploy automated, ...
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Zambia: Zambia Gets $1.3bn Lifeline Facility from IMF
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 38-month arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) in an amount ...
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SA: Flutterwave appoints Mansi Babyloni as chief people and culture officer
Africa’s leading payments corporation, Flutterwave, which is valued at more than US$3-billion, has announced the appointment of Mansi Babyloni as chief people and culture ...
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Nigeria: PoS transactions jump to N8tn – NIBSS report
The value of Point of Sale transactions in Nigeria has jumped 39 per cent to N8.03tn in 2022, according to data obtained from ...
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SA: AWS Opens New Offices in Johannesburg, South Africa
Tech giant Amazon and its cloud computing arm Amazon Web Services (AWS), have announced the opening of a new office in Johannesburg, South ...
