The African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a $9.7 million grant agreement to implement...
Within a period of three years, the number of financial technology (fintech) startups in Africa has almost doubled, a BusinessDay...
Eutelsat Communications, a satellite operator, has signed an agreement with Tizeti, a wireless Internet service provider, to boost broadband penetration...
The gender gap in financial inclusion in Nigeria remains persistent at eight percent, according to Aishah Ahmad, deputy governor at...
Africa’s biggest economy can take a cue from one of its neighbouring countries, Ghana, whose mobile money feature has positioned...
Yabx, a Dutch fintech company, has announced its foray into Nigeria with a mission to democratise credit across the country...
Carviva Technologies Limited is set to unveil its digital fuel payment alternatives solution to address the connectivity issues with Point...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed seven milestones the eNaira has achieved since it was launched on October...
Africa’s domestic e-payments market is projected to see a 20 percent revenue growth per year, reaching around $40 billion by...
The redesign of the naira notes by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) may lead to a sharp increase in...
The African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa program (AFAWA) and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI)...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has proffered that Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) can improve financial inclusion through programmability. Speaking...
Kolomoni, a digital bank providing financial services for the unbanked through its consumer banking platform has been named Africa’s most...
Pillow, a digital asset management platform has raised $18 million in Series A funding, in a bid to democratise access...
SKY Girls, a Pan African empowerment movement has launched in Nigeria in a bid to increase financial inclusion for teen...