Global
Global: Big Tech must deal with disinformation (deepfakes) or face fines, says EU
Large tech companies, such as Google and Meta, will have to take action on deepfakes and fake accounts – or risk facing huge ...
News
Nigeria: Telecoms sector’s FDI falls to $417.5b in 2021 as operators earn N3.2tr
Telecommunications operators, comprising GSM, Fixed Telephony Operators (Fixed/ Fixed Wireless); Internet Service Providers (ISPs); Value Added Service (VAS); Collocation and Infrastructure Sharing and ...
Kenya
Kenya: I&M Bank Rolls Out Tailor-Made Financial Solutions for Customers
I&M Bank Limited has launched an enhanced set of financial solutions that will be tailor-made to serve the financial needs of each customer. ...
Global
Global: Elon Musk’s companies, Tesla and SpaceX slammed with $258 billion lawsuit
Elon Musk’s companies, SpaceX and Tesla have been sued for $258 billion by one Keith Johnson who claims that the companies and their ...
News
Nigeria: Despite negative yield, investors oversubscribe CBN’s June 2022 T-Bills by 527%
Nigeria’s high inflation rate has permitted the presence of Negative yield in the Fixed Income market. Nonetheless, the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) ...
Global
Global: KBC launches Kate Coin
KBC is the first financial institution in Europe to roll out its own digital coin based on blockchain technology, the Kate Coin. The ...
Global
Global: Bank of Israel, BIS, Hong Kong cenbank to test retail CBDC feasibility
Israel’s central bank said it was teaming up with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Bank of International Settlements’ (BIS) Innovation Lab ...
News
Nigeria: Transforming Dispute-Resolution Process in Banks Require Blockchain Technology – Appzone Co-founder Uche Elendu
With the increased rate of fraud and dispute claims between customers and financial institutions across Nigeria, Uche Elendu, Co-founder and COO of Appzone has made the ...
Africa
Africa: MTN connects 23 million people through its rural broadband coverage program
Several barriers to mobile internet adoption exist and Africa’s largest wireless carrier MTN, through its ‘CHASE’ framework, is working to address these by ...
Namibia
Namibia: Hans Takes Over As Ban Chairperson
The Namibian banking industry plays a critical role in catalysing economic activity and ensures financial stability, especially in unprecedented and challenging times. Bank ...
