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Access Bank, Rwanda appoints new Managing Director
Access Bank (Rwanda) Plc.has announced the appointment of Mr. Faustin Rukundo Byishimo as Managing Director, effective May 1, 2021. He succeeds Mr. Jean-Claude ...
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Branch announces free Unlimited Money Transfer for Nigerians
With over 23 million downloads, Branch is one of the most popular lending apps in the world. The app now offers 2 new ...
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Tanzania: Absa Co-Sponsors Fintech, Health Tech Youth Entrepreneurs
ABSA Bank Tanzania has announced the youth entrepreneurial winners of the Wazo Challenge Tanzania Demo Day. The programme was managed and organised by ...
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Kazakhstan to launch a CBDC pilot with private financial companies
The National Bank of Kazakhstan has announced plans to pilot its prototype of a digital tenge within the private companies of the financial ...
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Cassava Fintech, Mastercard join hands to drive digital inclusion across Africa
Global payments technology company Mastercard, has signed a strategic partnership with Econet Group via its subsidiary Cassava Fintech International (Cassava Fintech), to advance ...
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WeThinkCode Opens Applications for Software Programme
WeThinkCode has opened applications for its tuition-free, two-year software programming course which starts in July. The education institution revealed that there are just ...
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The challenges with designing a CBDC, explained
What are the challenges of designing a central bank digital currency? Central banks face a trilemma as they try to create a practical ...
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Swift makes its case for place in CBDC world
Swift has a unique role to play in a payments ecosystem that includes central bank digital currencies, according to a joint paper from ...
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UBA, Zenith, seven others grow customer deposits to N30.81tn
Total customer deposits in nine Nigerian banks increased to N30.81tn at the end of the first quarter of this year from N29.73tn in ...
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African Development Bank (ADB) Business Support Funding for Women Entrepreneurs
African Development Bank (ADB) Business Support Funding: The African Development Bank has announced its call for project proposals enhancing the viability and sustainability ...