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- Inadequacy of Nigeria’s digital credit playbook, lessons from Kenya’s regulations
- NIGERIA: CBN, NIBSS launch ‘AfriGo’, National Domestic Card
- How N-Soft help governments finding revenue leakages in a mobile money economy
- Nigeria : CBN bars Abuja, Lagos PoS operators from cash swap
- ZainCash Iraq Collaborates with Western Union to Enable Digital Cross-Border Money Transfers
- Mama Money and AFC Commercial Bank partner for money transfers to Zimbabwe
- Kenya to Employ Mobile Money to Fight Tax Evasion
- KENYA: Banks, Safaricom free to collect cash transfer fees as row rages
- TOD Chooses TPAY for Mobile Payments
- KENYA: Remittances Defy Inflation Hit Sh497bn In 2022
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Emmanuel OkoegwaleInformal credit providers had always existed in Sub-Sahara
from time immemorial, they operate at communal le...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has collaborated with the Nigerian Inter-Bank Settlement Systems (NIBSS) to launch the National Domesti...
As the January 31 deadline for the phasing out of the old N1,000, N500 and N200 notes approaches, the Central Bank of Nigeria has excluded mobile...
Cashless transactions in Nigeria rose by 42.05 per cent to hit N395.47tn in 2022, according to new data from the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settleme...
CREDIT card designed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for domestic use has been scheduled for deployment, it was learnt yesterday.&...
The Central of Nigeria (CBN) has directed Payment Service Banks (PSBs) to operate mostly in the rural areas and unbanked locations targetin...
the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has increased mobile money transaction and wallet limits.The Bank in a statement issued on December 22, 2022, noted the r...
Cross-border payments company Wise has suspended transfers in Ghana's cedi currency after a rapid appreciation against the dollar this week made...
In line with the Government’s directive to link all SIM cards to National Identification Card (Ghana Card), all SIM cards that are not fully regi...
Mauritius-based money transfer startup, EziPay, is now operational in Togo. With its mobile app, Togolese residents will be able to receive and s...
Total Mobile Money transactions as of August 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 fell by ¢13.3 billion, about 2.02%, the latest Summar...
The Chief Executive of Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems, Mr Archie Hesse, has urged the public to sign on to GhanaPay to experience...
Kenya has introduced a new policy aimed at using mobile money to curb tax evasion in that country. This week, the Kenyan government re...
Banks and mobile money operators are now free to levy fees for transferring cash between their platforms after the High Court declined to extend...
Kenyans living abroad sent home a record high of ShSh497.1 billion in 2022, an 8.3 per cent increase compared to the Sh458.9billion sent in 2021,...
The High Court has ordered Banks and telco operators such as Safaricom to suspend the introduction of Bank to MPesa charges pending determination...
The amount of money transacted on mobile phones was more than half of all the goods and services produced in the economy, or gross domestic produ...
Safaricom has announced lower paybill charges for money transactions between customers and businesses with effect from January 1, 2023.Custo...
As part of its effort to accelerate digital transformation in Egypt’s financial ecosystem, Mastercard announced a strategic long-term partnership...
ADCB-Egypt, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Group – the third largest bank in the UAE, has extended its collaboration with Temenos (www...
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has announced the activation of the InstaPay application on Wednesday 23 March, which is functioning in tandem wi...
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) approved Wednesday the launch of the electronic portal for managing mobile phone wallet accounts, in cooperation...
The Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) approved the rules governing the services of the instantaneous payment network within t...
Cash-strapped Egyptians fearful of banks have long relied on a "gameya" to access money in time of need, but now tech startups are cashing in on...
Mama Money, a rapidly growing fintech that offers cross-border money transfer and banking services has partnered with AFC Commercial Bank,...
THE number of Zimbabweans with bank accounts has increased to 3,3 million this year, compared to two million in 2014, according to a Reserve Bank...
Ukheshe International, the UK-headquartered division of leading digital-first, Banking as a Service (“BAAS”) enabler Ukheshe Group (“Ukheshe"), t...
Byline: By Susan Sitemere, Country Manager, Zimbabwe, and South Africa, WorldRemitRemittances continue to offer a crucial lifeline in...
Cellulant Ltd., a Kenyan payment-services provider, is starting a South African business after months of testing the market and is looking to wra...
Embedded finance enabler Ukheshe Technologies has announced the launch of the very first tap-on-phone payment solution that requires no...
In 2020, African fintech companies brought in about 4 billion USD in total. In 2025, one of the world’s most reputable consulting firms, Mc...
ZainCash Iraq announces the launch of Western Union international money transfer services through the ZainCash mobile application, enab...
82% of remittance senders agreed that the cost of living for those they send money to has increased since the start of the year .45% of send...
International digital payments corporation Visa has pledged to invest $1 billion in Africa in the coming five years to advance resilient, innovat...
Kuda, the money app for Africans is launching in the UK as part of a major global expansion drive, following a total investment of over US$90 mil...
In a rare acquisition of a US tech company by an African tech company, MFS Africa, Africa’s largest digital payments network, today announce...