Global
Square gets a refresh, launches a new product called Square banking
Square has launched a new product called Square Banking. The new capability combines a checking account, savings accounts, debit cards and loans. Square ...
Africa
Africa: Convergence partners to scale digital inclusion with $120 million fund
Convergence Partners has secured its third fund, the Convergence Partners Digital Infrastructure Fund (CPDIF), at $120 million. The fund is targeting a final ...
Global
Ukraine plans for crypto integration by 2024
Government and business representatives in Ukraine have produced a roadmap to integrate cryptocurrencies by 2024. The authors of the new strategy want to ...
Morroco
MOROCCO : BANK AL-MAGHRIB, 5.2% GROWTH IN NUMBER OF MOROCCAN BANK ACCOUNTS
Morocco’s Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM) has observed a 5.2% growth rate in opened bank accounts during 2020, compared to 2019. Moroccans held almost 30 ...
Africa
Vodafone CEO Hints at Spin-Off of Mobile Money Platform M-Pesa
Vodafone Group Plc hinted it could spin off its African mobile money service M-Pesa after its popularity soared through the coronavirus pandemic. The platform ...
Global
Colombia Central Bank Launches Blockchain Bond Project
The Central Bank of Colombia (Banco de la República), IDB Group and Banco Davivienda have launched the pilot of Colombia’s first blockchain bond. ...
Egypt
EGYPT’S CENTRAL BANK ISSUES GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR SUSTAINABLE FINANCING
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has issued the guiding principles for sustainable financing. The principles will provide the basis for planning and ...
Egypt
EGYPT:NATIONAL TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY APPROVES USE OF VOLTE SERVICE
The National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) approved the use of the first voice over 4G LTE (VoLTE) service in the country. The NTRA’s ...
Africa
ICPS and Zwipe brings Biometric Payment Cards to Africa
Zwipe’s Pay ONE-enabled biometric payments card is on its way to banks in Africa and Asia thanks to a partnership between biometric fintech ...
Ethopia
Ethiopia: Ride Hailing App Little Set to Enter Ethiopia Market
Kenyan ride-hailing firm Little is expanding to Addis Ababa joining Safaricom and several other Kenyan firms in the race to crack the Ethiopian ...