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Nigeria’s diaspora remittances set to increase
Based on a World Bank report, remittance flows to low and middle-income countries (LMICs) are expected to increase by 4.2% this year to ...
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Nigeria: NowNow Introduces Nigeria’s First Fully Integrated NFC Wallet
African Fintech , NowNow Digital Systems Limited, has launched a first of its kind fully integrated near field communication (NFC) enabled wallet, which ...
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Zimbabwe: Zim lifts lending ban as currency and stock exchange nosedive
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe on Tuesday lifted the the lending freeze imposed just over a week ago, saying its Financial Intelligence Unit ...
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Mastercard, OPay Enter into Strategic Partnership to Grow Cashless Ecosystem
Mastercard and fintech giant OPay have announced a strategic partnership, which marks a significant boost for wider financial inclusion and economic prosperity by opening up digital ...
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South Africa: Disney+ launches in South Africa
Streaming service Disney+ has launched in South Africa. At launch, the Walt Disney Company confirmed standard pricing at R119 per month, or R1190 for an ...
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Nigeria: Nigeria’s Q1 trade deficit rose by 175%, hit $764m – CBN
The value of Nigeria’s international trade deficit rose by 175.13 per cent from $152.94m in January 2022 to $420.79m in March 2022, according ...
Global
Global: Amazon launches Smart Commerce in India to help offline stores launch digital storefronts
Amazon said it will help neighborhood stores across India launch their own digital storefronts to better serve their customers, the latest effort by ...
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Zimbabwe: Econet Zimbabwe announces data, SMS, voice bundles review
ZIMBABWE’s mobile network operator, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has announced a review of SMS, voice and data charges effective May 19. Due to the galloping inflation in Zimbabwe, mobile network operators have ...
Kenya
Kenya: Bamba, a pan-African fintech app focused on small businesses, has just secured $3.2million in seed funding
Bamba, founded in 2022 by serial entrepreneur and investor Bastian Gotter, is a mobile application focusing on simple tools for merchants to manage ...
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Nigeria: CBN issues guidelines for Open Banking in Nigeria to enhance financial services
The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued the regulatory framework for Open Banking in Nigeria in its efforts to enhance data sharing across ...
