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Too slow! Booking.com fined for not reporting data breach fast enough
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA), the country’s data protection regulator has fined online travel and hotel booking company Booking.com almost half a million ...
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Grab to list in New York via merger with Altimeter Capital SPAC unit
“Grab, Southeast Asia’s most valuable startup, is set for the largest merger between a private business and a blank cheque company in a ...
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Argentine Central Bank Asks Local Banks for Information on Customers Who Deal With Cryptocurrencies
As cryptocurrencies keep gaining adoption in Argentina, there are discussions on how the national regulatory bodies should regulate the industry. The Central Bank ...
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Oscar Onyema completes 10-year tenure as CEO of NSE
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced the completion of Mr Oscar Onyema’s tenure as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) after 10 years. ...
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Same Day ACH payments transaction limit to be increased to USD 1 million
Nacha has announced that the Same Day ACH payments transaction limit will be increased to USD 1 million. Nacha members approved a measure ...
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Audio-chat app Clubhouse rolls out monetisation feature
Invitation-only audio-chat iPhone app Clubhouse has announced the launch of a monetisation feature allowing its users to earn and send money on the ...
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612 Nigerian microfinance banks may close shop over recapitalisation
More than two-thirds of licensed Microfinance Banks (MFBs) in Nigeria may have to shut down their businesses if they fail to meet the ...
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WhatsApp Pay finally gets greenlight from Brazil’s central bank
WhatsApp Pay has finally cleared the way with regulators to relaunch its services in Brazil, after it was blocked in June 2020. On ...
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Angola: Bna Launches Design Contest for Metallic Currency
The National Bank of Angola (BNA) has launched the design contest for a metallic coin commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Day of ...
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NIRSAL grows balance sheet to N140b, aggregates 3,000 cooperatives
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL Plc), Mr. Aliyu Abdulhameed has said the ...