Chipper Cash Reportedly Looking to Support Bitcoin Trading on Its Platform
Bitcoin Trading on Chipper Cash may become a reality months after it was added as a payment option on Binance P2P for Kenyans, South Africans and Nigerians amongst others.
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Opay Shuts Down ORide and Other Business Units to Focus on Fintech Services
Opay has announced that it would be shutting down ORide and some of its business units (for now) to focus only on it's financial technology services (PayCom)
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CBN Releases Draft Framework for Regulatory Sandbox Operations on Emerging Technologies in the Payments Space.
CBN has released a new Draft Framework for Regulatory Sandbox Operations focused on emerging technologies in the payments space.
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Traditional Banks are Losing Customers to Digital Banks in Nigeria Following the New Stamp Duty Charge By FIRS
Digital Banks in Nigeria had recorded a new dawn following the new “Stamp Duty” fee charge on every 10,000 Naira transfer by Traditional Banks.
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ATM Transactions Drops By 50% With A Corresponding Increase In Fintech Apps Downloads
The global ATM transactions had dropped by 50 percent since the outbreak of COVID-19.
Fintech Association of Nigeria Appoints New Board of Trustees
The Fintech Association of Nigeria has appointed new board of Trustees in other to achieve its 3 year strategic plan for a better Fintech ecosystem in Nigeria.
CAFEi Nigeria Suggests Blockchain for Identity Management to Achieve Financial Inclusion.
Consumer Awareness and Financial Enlightenment Initiative (CAFEi), suggests the use of blockchain to fix the identity management issue in Nigeria.
Nigerian Inflation Rate Continues to Increase on a Month-On-Month Basis in 2020.
The Nigerian Inflation Rate Has Continued to Increase on a Month-On-Month Basis in 2020 says the National Bureau of Statistics.
SEC Nigeria Will Be Releasing New Guidelines For the Regulation of Digital Assets—Cryptocurrency.
Fintech Association of Nigeria confirms that SEC Nigeria will be releasing new guidelines for the regulation of cryptocurrency.
Top 6 Predictions That Will Drive Innovations in Nigeria’s Tech Space in 2020
Experts believe that these top 6 predictions can drive innovations in the Nigeria's tech space, this 2020.
Africa VC Funding to Drop by 40 Percent in 2020, report says.
A new report predicts Africa Venture Capital Funding to Drop by 40 Percent in 2020.
Why Nigeria Banks Should Collaborate With Fintech Including Blockchain Powered Fintech to Revive the Economy.
PwC List Ways for Banks to Collaborate With Fintechs Including Blockchain Powered Fintech to Revive Nigeria Economy.
Mass Sack in Nigerian Banks; CBN Intervenes as Banks Restructure to Offer Fintech Products to Grow Revenue.
Banks like GTBank is looking to restructure into a Holdings Company to deploy Fintech products and increase the revenue of banks
Providers of Remita Payments, SystemSpecs Partners With Paga to Drive Digital Payments in Nigeria.
SystemSpecs, the Nigeria’s fintech giant behind the successful money payment service provider Remita, has partnered with Paga to expand digital payments in Nigeria.
Conventional Banks in Nigeria Loses 4.1 Million Bank Customers to Mostly Quick Loan Service Fintech Companies Including Creditcoin.
Conventional banks appear to be losing customers to financial technology companies (Fintechs). There is an…
Zenith Bank to Collaborate With Fintech Payment Platforms to Drive Financial Digital Banking in Nigeria.
Zenith Bank reportedly has started partnering with Fintech companies to drive payment solutions and other…
Nigerian Fintech Startup, Carbon, Announces a $100,000 pan-African Funding for Startups in Africa.
Nigerian fintech startup, Carbon, has announced a $100,000 pan-African fund for startups in Africa. According…
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Nigeria Based Micro Lending Platform Aella Credit Secures $10 million in Funding to Launch New Blockchain Based Credit Loan Service Creditcoin.
Aella Credit, a Nigerian fintech startup raises $10 million debt financing round, from HQ Financial…
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Security Exchange Commission of Nigeria Officially Inaugurated the Fintech Roadmap Report for Implementation.
The committee implementing Fintech Roadmap from SEC Nigeria was officially inaugurated. We can recall that…
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Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation Opens New Unit For Emerging Technological Innovations Called Fintech and Innovation Units
Around October 2019, NDIC announced intentions to open up a special team of experts in…
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Ecobank Fintech Launchs Pan-African Banking Sandbox Allowing Access to its API to Help Regulate and Develop Financial Solutions
Ecobank Group has announced that it will pilot the launch of its Pan-African Banking Sandbox…
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A New Report Shows There is an Increase in Fintech Startups Offering Services that Allow Nigerian Youths to Buy US Stocks.
Fintech startups like Bamboo are helping a good number of young Nigerians to invest in…
A New Report Shows that Fintech Startup Funding in Nigeria Recorded $678.73 million Funding in Five Years with Over 150 Percent Increase in 2019.
Nigeria recorded a remarkable financial year for Fintech startup in the country with over $663.24…
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Women in Tech: Limestart, a Fintech Company Digitizing Commerce at Point of Sale for SMEs
Women in Tech: Limestart, Digitizing Commerce at Point of Sale for SMEs Makes the Fintech…