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First Bank confirms CBN’s directive as Adeduntan resumes duty as CEO
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has confirmed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN’s) directive to reinstate Adesola Adeduntan as MD/CEO. The organisation, in ...
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100M euro digital bond was a CBDC test, says Banque de France
It turns out the 100-million euro digital bond issued by the European Investment Bank earlier this week was actually a trial of a ...
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Airtel Africa Appoints Nigerian, Olusegun Ogunsanya, as CEO
Airtel Africa Plc, provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with presence in 14 African countries, Nigeria inclusive, has announced the Managing Director ...
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Fidelity Bank announces 53.9% PBT growth
Fidelity Bank Plc has announced a 53.9 percent growth in Profit Before Tax (PBT) to N10.1 billion for the first quarter ended march ...
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Apple Pay to enter Israeli payment market in May 2021
Apple Pay has announced plans to launch in Israel on 5 May 2021, making it the first major international player to enter the country’s ...
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FIS rolls out cloud-based solution for real-time payments
Global financial technology provider FIS has announced RealNet, a new cloud-based, software as a service (SaaS) platform. The FIS RealNet platform enables account-to-account (A2A) transactions for ...
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Google Pay now allows users in India to carry out UPI transactions via NFC
Google Pay now allows users in India to carry out UPI transactions via NFC on their phones. According to techradar.com, Google Pay users in ...
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Othieno Mayende emerges as New Chairman of Kcb Bank Uganda
KCB Bank Uganda Limited has appointed Constant Othieno Mayende its chairman Board of Directors. Othieno Mayende will replace Aga Sekalala Jr, whose term ...
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Goldman Sachs Doubts Bitcoin as Store of Value Citing Environmental Problems and ‘Lack of Real Use’
Global investment bank Goldman Sachs is questioning whether bitcoin can be a long-term store of value and digital gold. The firm’s analysts cited ...
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Ivorian startup Afrikrea partners with DHL and Visa to launch SaaS e-commerce platform ANKA
In 2016, Ivorian e-commerce startup Afrikrea started as a marketplace for African-based and inspired clothing, accessories, arts, and crafts. Over the past five years, Afrikrea has ...