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Egypt consumers embrace emerging digital payments methods
Research conducted by Mastercard has shown that 94% of consumers in Egypt consider using at least one option among the emerging digital payment ...
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First Bank: Shareholders Task Regulators on Disclosure Requirements
Shareholders have advised the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Nigerian Exchange Regulation Limited (NGX REGCO), and other regulators in the financial sector ...
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Mastercard Survey: Two-Thirds of Millennials Increasingly Open to Using Crypto
Mastercard’s New Payments Index survey has found that cryptocurrencies have gained ground, while millennials are “primed” to jump into the industry, with two-thirds ...
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Nigeria closer to 5G deployment; NCC, NIGCOMSAT ink MoU for spectrum
Nigeria’s quest for the commercial deployment of fifth generation technology (5G) received a major boost as the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and signed ...
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Ethiopia traveltech hotel aggregator startup – Room Roaming
Ethiopia is a land of rich cultural and historical tourist destinations. However, there is recently a gap when it comes to providing infrastructure ...
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Bajaj Finance Gets Go-Ahead For A Digital Wallet
Bajaj Finance Ltd. has got the go-ahead from the Reserve Bank of India to launch a digital wallet. “The Reserve Bank of India ...
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FIS Expands Payment Capabilities Into Malaysia
FIS, an American Fortune 500 company which offers a wide range of financial products and services, announced that it is expanding its payment ...
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Kenya’s Lami raises $1.8M to scale API insurance platform across Africa
Africa’s insurance market stands at a 3% penetration rate, per a McKinsey study in 2018 comparing six insurance regions on the continent. If ...
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SA mobile gaming publisher startup raises $6M Serie A to scale mobile gaming across Africa
Carry1st, a South Africa mobile gaming publisher platform has achieved a $6M Series A funding. The platform has enabled mobile gaming across the ...
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Zimbabwe: RBZ Auction Sustains Stability, Targets 55 Percent Inflation Reduction By July
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) foreign exchange auction system has managed to sustain stability nearly a year since its introduction amid targets ...