EXCLUSIVE: Fintech firm InnoVent readies to tap into East Africa’s post-COVID growth
Company opens office in Nairobi to target local CIOs and CFOs.
Staff Writer
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Mauritius looks to lock-in Fintech regulation with new framework
Industry insiders say the move is a step in the right direction.
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Visa seeks Sub-Saharan Africa’s ‘brilliant’ Fintech firms
The global financial services company calls on Sub-Saharan Africa Fintech start-ups to enter the regional leg of its Everywhere Initiative
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Rise in demand for Digital Financial Services in Malawi
Latest statistics based on Reserve Bank’s quarterly National Payment Systems report.
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Uganda: bank industry kicks against latest tax plan
Government claims move to impose 0.5% on all cash withdrawals designed to bolster e-commerce.
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Malawi’s uphill battle to capitalise on e-commerce
UNCTAD report confirms low uptake and several challenges the country is facing.
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MTN, Mastercard chase down Africa’s growing Fintech opportunity
Companies strike e-commerce alliance targeting 16 countries on the continent.
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Ecommerce in 2021: Kenya’s US$1.5-billion industry
Ecommerce legislation in Africa has failed to meet digital advances says Patrick Ndegwa, SEACOM East Africa Business Sales Lead.
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Airtel Zambia, UNCDF announce Last Mile Distribution project
Intention to extend Airtel Money services to users in rural and remote regions.
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Luno says funds are safe in Nigeria after crypto crackdown
SA’s biggest crypto exchange and other crypto-currency firms halt deposits in naira after the Nigerian government cracks the whip on crypto-currency players.
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Mixed response, unease over Nigeria’s crypto crackdown
Directive from Central Bank of Nigeria leaves some wondering if authorities acted prematurely.
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China’s CBDC could be trade currency of choice in AfCFTA
The digital yuan could serve as a valuable intermediary currency says Fintech and China expert Richard Turrin.
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‘appy to engage… the new era of mobile, data-driven ecommerce
CEO of Ignition Telecoms explains the value proposition in leveraging data to strengthen customer experience.