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Google Funds 60 African Start-ups With Nigeria Topping The List With 23 Slots.
Google Inc on earlier in the week, announced the selection of 60 eligible startups across…
eNaira Nigeria’s Central Bank Digital Currency Begins Second Phase.
Recently, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele flagged off the second phase of the eNaira…
Peter Obi Calls For End Of CBN Fixed Exchange Rate Regime, Promise To Boost Fintech Start-ups.
Popular Nigerian presidential election candidate of the country's labour party, Peter Obi, said that the…
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Nigeria Suspends Proposed Telecom Tax.
The Federal Government has suspended the proposed excise duty on telecommunication services, the suspension was…
Nigeria In Talks With Binance To Establish Crypto Economic Zone.
Nigerian Export Processing Zone Authority authorities and global cryptocurrencies platform Binance are in talks to establish…
Bank Of Ghana Clears Doubt On CBDC Effect On Mobile Money Services
Ghana apex regulatory bank has clarified doubts on the implementation of the central bank digital…
IMF Proposes Global CBDC Platform For Low Fee Transborder Transactions.
Executives at the International Monetary Fund Thursday called for a global platform for cross-border CBDC…
Central Bank of Nigeria Grants Pan African Fintech: Flutterwave Nigeria’s Highest Payment Processing License.
Flutterwave, Pan African fintech company has been granted a Switching and Processing License by the…
Group Brings Africa On Metaverse For Web 3 Users.
A group of metaverse builders are creating virtual environment with purpose for web 3 users…
Flutterwave Series Of Woes Continue, As Kenyan Court Freezes More Millions.
A Kenyan high Court has frozen another Sh400.6 million ($3.3 Million) in three bank accounts and…
African Development Bank In Partnership With Japan Launch $5 Billion Support For Africa’s Private Sectors
On Monday, the government of Japan and the African Development Bank announced a $5 billion…
Nigerians Own 75% Of Crypto In Africa: Research Shows.
Research report from Triple A’s latest crypto ownership data, the African continent now has an estimated…
Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) Instant Payment (NIP) Is Now Live On eNaira platform. CBN Partners Fintech Groups For Adoption.
Nigeria Inter-bank Settlement System is now live on eNaira, you can now transfer funds from…
NIBSS Payment Solution Will Be Available for e-Naira By End of the August 2022.
Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) Instant Payment solution will be available for Nigeria CBDC, eNaira…
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$50,000 Up For Grabs In Ecobank Africa Fintech Challenge.
The banking group, Ecobank Group, has launched the fifth edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge and…
Nigeria To Achieve 100% Crypto Adoption Rate By 2030.
Latest research data from Merchant Machine has predicted that by 2030, Nigeria will be at…
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CBDC: e-Cedi Will Not Affect MTN MoMo Vendors’ Business, says Bank Of Ghana
The Bank of Ghana has assured citizens that the e-cedi, the country's central bank digital…
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East African Central Banks Raise Doubts on Regional CBDC by 2024
The East African currency project in 2024 collapsed after the EAC Council of Ministers, the…
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MTN Nigeria Rolls Out Live 5G Internet Services Today at 190 Locations.
MTN Nigeria Communications Limited 5G internet network has gone live today, the telecommunications giant, won…
Nigeria Records 10.9% Growth In Broadband Internet Expansion.
Latest data analysis from the Nigerian Communications Commissions (NCC), shows that Nigeria’s broadband subscriptions have…
Ghana Increases Benchmark Interest Rate To An All Time Record, As The President Promises To Fight Cedi Fall.
Following the skyrocket inflation rate recorded by Ghana, the Bank of Ghana has devised measures…
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Loan Apps: Fed Govt Asks Flutterwave, Opay, Telecoms To Stop Providing Services To Online Lenders.
Nigeria's Federal Competition and Consumers Protection Commission, FCCPC, has directed payment systems operators, PSOs, such…
South Africa Reserve Bank (SARB) Ask Banks To Maintain Links With Crypto.
The Prudential Authority of the South Africa apex regulatory bank, the Reserve Bank of South…
Bank Of Ghana Increases Interest Rate By 22% Over Rising Inflation, Forex Crisis.
Ghana Cedi is experiencing the worst performance in 17 years shedding further 2.7% in Monday.…
Kenya Crypto Ecosystem Expects Favourable Policies From The New President Elect.
The newly elected Kenya's President William Ruto is belived to be in sync with the…