Africa
West Africa: 13th West Africa Internet Governance Forum (Waigf)
The ECOWAS Commission and its partners virtually convened the 13th edition of the West Africa Internet Governance Forum (WAIGF) with various stakeholder groups ...
News
Rwanda: MTN Mobile Money Breakdown Disrupts Business, Service Delivery
MTN services including mobile money, YOLO and buying internet or voice bundles were down for a couple of hours, Sunday August 1, triggering ...
Africa
Orange Announces Appointment of 3 New CEOs for Africa and Middle-East
In agreement with its local partners and during the Board of directors meetings of its subsidiaries, Orange has appointed the following CEOs for ...
News
MTN Nigeria loses 7.6m subscribers to regulatory directive
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTN Nigeria) mobile subscribers declined by 7.6 million to 68.9 million, impacted by the regulatory restrictions on new subscriber ...
Africa
Liberia: CBL Executive Governor and Deputy Re-Inducted Into Office – Aim to Maintain Single Digit Inflation Rate
The Central Bank of Liberia’s (CBL) Executive Governor, J. Aloysius Tarlue, Jr. and Deputy Governor for Economic Policy, Dr. Musa Dukuly, were Wednesday, ...
Global
ICC, Finastra bring trade funding marketplace pilot to Ecuador
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Finastra have announced Ecuador as the first market in which they will run the pilot for their trade funding marketplace. ...
Global
HSBC online banking app experiences outages
HSBC’s app and internet banking has stopped working for some of its customers, the bank has said, according to The Independent. Users reported that ...
Global
FCA investigation: Monzo reports losses growth
The FCA has launched a formal investigation into Monzo’s anti-money laundering practices, which could carry both civil and criminal liability, says AltFi. The digital bank, which published ...
Africa
Africa: Airtel Mobile Money business secures third investment
Airtel Africa has secured another investment for its mobile money business – Airtel Mobile Commerce BV (AMC BV). The African telecoms operator announced ...
Kenya
Kenya’s Central Bank Holds Policy Rate at 7%
Kenya’s Central Bank has retained the benchmark lending rates to commercial banks at seven percent for the 10th consecutive time to support the ...