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Nigeria: CBN Ready to Deploy All Tools to Tackle Inflation — Cardoso
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, stated that the bank is prepared to use “all tools at our disposal” to ...
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Nigerian Banks Hold Unknown Legacy Exposure Levels – Moody’s
According to Moody’s Ratings, Nigerian deposit money banks are holding undisclosed levels of legacy exposures following regulatory forbearance provided by the Central Bank ...
Eswatini
ESWATINI: CBE WINS TWO PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL CURRENCY AWARDS
The Central Bank of Eswatini was last night announced as the winner in the best recirculation or innovative initiative for its coin management ...
Global
GLEIF Welcomes E-Arbitrator as Bloomberg’s First Validation Agent in the Global LEI System
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) today announces that E-Arbitrator (Website) has been approved as the latest Validation Agent within the Global ...
Global
ISO Standardizes GLEIF’s Pioneering Digital Organizational Identity Offering with Publication of vLEI Technical Standard
ISO has expanded the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) technical standard—ISO 17442—to describe a standard approach for embedding the LEI in digitally signed, tamper-resistant ...
Global
GLEIF Opens Mumbai Office to Support Continued Widespread LEI Adoption in India
22 October 2024 – Basel – The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), headquartered in Switzerland, has opened an office in Mumbai, India. ...
Africa
AFRICA’S FASTEST-GROWING FINTECH – MONIEPOINT SECURES US$110 MILLION INVESTMENT TO SCALE DIGITAL PAYMENTS AND BANKING SOLUTIONS
London, UK – 29 October 2024: Moniepoint Inc. (“the Company” or “Moniepoint”), Africa’s fastest-growing fintech, announces it has successfully raised US$110 million in ...
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Nigeria: PalmPay Urges Fintech Founders to Strengthen FDI for Africa’s Growth
PalmPay, an Africa-focused fintech firm, is calling on fintech founders across the continent to strengthen investor confidence to attract increased foreign direct investment ...
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Nigeria: CBN and IFC Collaborate to Boost $1 Billion Funding for Nigerian Businesses
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s private sector arm, have entered into a partnership ...
Global
Global: Mastercard Unveils Tokenized Bill Pay Solution for Secure, Seamless Payments
Mastercard has launched an advanced, card-based bill-pay solution called Bill Qkr, designed for merchants, acquirers, payment facilitators, and payment service providers worldwide. This ...