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Lagos Signs Memorandum of Understanding With Fintech Platform To Boost IGR.
The Government of Lagos State through the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development has…
Nigeria Launches Tech Funds Totalling $618 Million For Youth Investors.
Nigeria's Vice President Yemi Osinbajo launched the $618 million fund under the Investment in Digital…
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Lagos Announces Plans To Set Up Crypto Hub, And Give Boost To Crypto Transactions.
Lagos Nigeria plans to set become the crypto hub of Africa, describing itself as the…
Kenyans Put An Average of Sh 2000 in cryptocurrencies
Retail crypto traders in Kenya held cryptocurrencies worth an average of Sh2,076 ($16.08) each last…
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Naira Scarcity : Nigerians Adopt Fintech Virtual Bank As Commercial Banks Apps, USSD Breakdown.
As the end of the Naira scarcity is nowhere in sight and following the breakdown…
Nigerians Take Second Position In Global Crypto Leverage Trading Products Searches
In a recent survey and analysis of Google searches by Leverage Trading, Nigeria is the…
Fintech Industry In Africa Is Expected To $30 Billion Revenue Mark By 2025: Report.
Recent research report released by McKinsey and Company, a global management consulting firm, has projected…
Nigerian Startups Among 11 African Startups Selected For Pitch Round Of Africa Accelerator Programme.
A total of eleven startups have been selected for the next stage of the MultiChoice…
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Binance P2P MarketPlace Will Now Support More New African Currencies Without Third Parties.
Crypto Exchange platform Binance has announced that its peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplace will now support more…
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Twitter Users Can Now Buy Twitter Coins Through Stripe.
Twitter, apparently, has started the beta rollout of its Twitter Coins to certain users. A…
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African Fintechs Record 39.3% Rise In Investment, Brings In $1.3 Billion.
Fintech sector in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and others was the most attractive to investors…
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Nigeria Missing As Kenya, South Africa Leads In Global Innovation Index Report 2022.
Mauritius, South Africa, Botswana, Kenya and Morocco, in latest inovative economies global report, ranked far…
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Nigeria eNaira CBDC Facing Challenges, CBN Contracts US Firm To Improve The Digital Currency.
Following continuous actions to create an efficient digital currency, the Central Bank of Nigeria is…
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The African Development Bank’s Coding for Employment Program Opens Second Center in Kenya
The African Development Bank has opened a second Information and Communications Technology Centre of Excellence…
Again! Chipper Cash Lays Off Staff, Halts Crypto-Related Services.
Chipper Cash, an African cross-border payments platform carried out a second round of staff layoff…
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Nigeria Gains $976 Million Of Africa’s $3.3 Billion Tech Startup Investments.
Following the news of two Nigerian start-ups winning $300,000 at LEAP tech conference pitch in…
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Binance Stablecoin, BUSD Faces Scrutiny In The US.
Paxos Trust Company, the firm behind Binance's stablecoin, said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…
3 Fallacy People Have About Starlink Entrance Into Nigeria Internet Service Providing Space.
Nigerians are pleased to see Elon Musk’s Starlink come into Nigeria as an upstart competitor…
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Wicrypt, Nigeria Blockchain Internet Sharing Start-up And RiceAfrka Tech Wins $150k Each At Global Pitch Competition In Saudi Arabia.
Nigerian delegation, led by Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami),…
Nigerian Fintechs To Be Listed on NGX, As Advisory Panel Announced.
Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has set up the NGX Digital and Technology Products Advisory Panel.…
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Lagos, Ibadan Leads As Top African Crypto Hubs Among Top 50 Global Crypto Thriving Cities
A recent research released by Recap, a global financial research organisation shows that among the…
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Nigerian and Ghana Central Banks Invites Tech Innovators To Participate In Their Respective Regulatory Sandbox.
Nigeria and Ghana central banks have invited financial innovators that wish to be included in…
CBN, NIBSS Launches AfriGo, Nigeria’s First National Payment Card.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement Systems (NIBSS) have unveiled…
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Kenya New Regulatory Sandbox For Tech Startups Calls For Industry Expert Inputs.
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) recently published a draft called: “Framework for Emerging Technologies…
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Central Bank of Nigeria Ends Dollar Charges On Domestic Card Transactions.
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele on Thursday declared…