Kenya
Kenya: CBK Gives Borrowers 3 Months to Regularise Bank Loan Repayments
Kenyan bank borrowers have three months (March 3 to June 3) to regularise their loan repayments following the expiry of a one-year window ...
Congo
Liquid deploys 2,500km fibre network to DRC
Liquid Intelligent Technologies, has announced the expansion of its fibre network to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with the deployment of a ...
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Leader of world’s most powerful central bank says Crypto unreliable for wealth preservation
Jerome Powell, leader of the world’s most powerful central bank, recently disclosed that crypto is unreliable for wealth preservation, and the apex bank ...
Kenya
Telkom Kenya cleared of irregular privatisation
Telkom Kenya has been cleared of allegations of irregular privatisation, conflict of interest and restructuring of the company’s balance sheet by Ethics and ...
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Insuretech startup Counterpart raises $10M in funding round led by Valor Equity Partners
Insuretech startup Counterpart, has raised $10 million in funding led by Valor Equity Partners. Also participating was Susa Ventures and Felicis Ventures. Counterpart ...
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Boost Ghana and KudiGo Selected as the First Cohort of the Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator
The Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce accelerator, managed by BFA Global, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Program and ...
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Australia to impose tighter restrictions on new challenger banks
The Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority is to impose stricter conditions on applicants for deposit-taking licences following the recent collapse of digital challenger Xinja ...
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Zeepay – changing the remittance narrative via fintech disruption
It is a paradox that a continent that is often described as having very little to offer, can produce such consistent and persistent ...
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Nigeria: GTB Plans to Acquire Kenyan Bank
GTB already has branches in Kenya, Ghana and eight other countries. The management of Guaranty Trust Bank is making plans to acquire a ...
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Lagos Bus Services commence deployment of contactless payment card to commuters
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Lagos Bus Services Limited (LBSL), Mr Idowu Oguntona, has announced that the company commenced deployment of the ...