News
SA: MTN South Africa Sets 2027 Deadline to Phase Out 3G Network
MTN South Africa has officially announced plans to fully decommission its 3G network by 2027, marking a strategic move to accelerate the adoption ...
Global
Global: Visa Launches Account-to-Account (A2A) Payments in the UK, Promising Greater Control and Security
Visa has officially introduced its Account-to-Account (A2A) payment solution in the United Kingdom, aiming to transform the way British consumers and businesses manage ...
Kenya
Kenya: Access Bank Completes Acquisition of National Bank of Kenya from KCB Group
Access Bank Plc has officially acquired National Bank of Kenya (NBK) from KCB Group Plc, following the successful completion of all regulatory approvals ...
News
SA: Fincra Secures South African Payments Licence to Bolster Pan-African Expansion
Fincra, a leading provider of payment infrastructure for remittance firms and businesses, has secured a Third Party Payments Provider (TPPP) licence in South ...
Africa
Africa: AfDB Projects Naira, Cedi Depreciation Amid Declining Export Revenues
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has projected a further weakening of Nigeria’s naira and Ghana’s cedi in 2025, attributing the anticipated depreciation to ...
News
Nigeria: Seamfix Champions Identity-Driven Cybersecurity at 2025 Financial Sector Security Conference
Seamfix Limited has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing cybersecurity resilience within Nigeria’s financial services industry, serving as a platinum sponsor at the 2025 ...
Global
Global: New Zealand Trims Rates by 25 bps, Signals Deeper Easing Amid Rising Global Uncertainty
New Zealand’s central bank has lowered its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.25%, initiating its sixth consecutive rate cut and ...
Africa
Africa: AfDB Triples Capital to $318 Billion Under Adesina’s Decade-Long Leadership
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has reported an extraordinary 241.9% increase in its capital base over the past decade, rising from $93 billion ...
Africa
Africa: Meet the Candidates Vying to Lead the African Development Bank
As the African Development Bank (AfDB) prepares to elect its next president during its annual meeting in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire this Thursday, five ...
News
Nigeria: World Bank Flags Nigeria’s FDI Drop Below 1% of GDP as Afreximbank Urges Shift Toward African-Led Investment
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into Nigeria fell to less than one percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024, according to ...