Six East African states are reportedly set to explore the possibility of using central bank digital currencies (CBDC) as an alternative to their ...

Bitcoin is to become legal tender in El Salvador, the country’s president said, making it the first nation to adopt a cryptocurrency for ...

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, the parent company of the Ecobank Group, has said it is seeking to raise $300m from the international debt capital ...

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (DEG), the German development finance institution, have entered into a ...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has published its “Fintech 2025” strategy with central bank digital currencies (CBDC), both retail and wholesale, included ...

Kenya’s Attorney-General Justice Kihara Kariuki and the EAC Secretary-General Peter Mathuki have been named as first and second respondents respectively in a case ...

The Tanzanian government has said that it would take tough action against telecommunication companies found disclosing their customers’ information to third parties. Speaking ...

A Vienna-based blockchain interface company, has built a platform for consumers to invest in energy produced by solar power through tokenization. Riddle&Code Energy ...

Bahrain-based Islamic fintech provider IFIN (Islamic Finance Initiation Network), has launched a real economy, automated Islamic financing platform. IFIN’s cloud-based platform reduces the ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has vowed to increase foreign exchange allocated to banks for travellers, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). CBN ...