Internet and mobile banking grew with disruptions occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic, a Bank of Uganda review has shown. The two platforms were ...

Microsoft and Tech4Dev have partnered to launch the Women Techsters Initiative in 54 countries. This programme aims to train girls and women across ...

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has identified topical issues including irresponsible lending, creditworthiness assessments, and digitalisation in its Consumer Trends Report for 2020/2021. Furthermore, ...

Norway-based fintech Horde has selected Open Banking platform Nordic API Gateway to structure loans between friends. Alongside that Horde has launched a social lending ...

Nuru, a developer of hybrid solar off-grids based in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has raised EUR1 million (US$1.2 million) in funding ...

The Kenya-based Savannah Fund has announced a US$25 million fund that will invest in early-stage startups across Sub-Saharan Africa with a focus on ...

Equity Group Holdings Plc, a Pan-African financial services holding company listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Uganda Securities Exchange, and Rwanda Stock Exchange ...

Cairo-based fintech Dayra has joined Y Combinator and raised $3 million in a pre-seed round that includes a mix of equity and debt ...

The European Banking Authority (EBA) recently published its final revised Guidelines on money laundering and terrorist financing risk factors. The revisions take into ...

The Switzerland-based mobile payment provider Bluecode has announced a cooperation with Huawei to offer its customers a mobile payment option.  This mobile payment option is meant to ...