San Francisco-based enterprise blockchain provider Ripple has launched a central bank digital currency hackathon with a total prize pool of $197,000 to promote ...

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved Tuesday a US$500 million loan to bolster Egypt’s efforts to ensure that poor and vulnerable ...

New research from Mastercard details discrimination of non-binary individuals in their financial experiences. The study reveals the continued challenge faced by financial services ...

The Federal of Nigeria says it has signed an agreement with tech giants, Huawei and CISCO to establish a minimum of 300 academies ...

The UAE’s first digital bank Zand has announced its board of directors as it gears up for “an imminent launch”. Providing both retail ...

British FinTech Finastra has debuted an embedded customer lending product, a solution the company says provides access to “traditional regulated lending options” for ...

Ugandan businessman Sudhir Ruparelia has obtained a final Supreme court order allowing him to revert Crane bank back to its shareholders. In January ...

MTN, Africa’s largest wireless carrier has announced the appointment of women Chief Executive Officers in Cameroon, Rwanda and Uganda, to support the accelerated ...

In furtherance of its role in promoting female entrepreneurship across the country, Nigeria’s premier banking institution and leading financial inclusion services provider, First ...

Airtel Africa, has officially launched SmartCash Payment Service Bank (SmartCash PSB), its wholly-owned subsidiary, to provide secure and reliable financial services across Nigeria. Headquartered ...