First National Bank has introduced its eWallet service on WhatsApp, allowing users to create and manage digital wallets through the messaging application as the bank seeks to widen access to …
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Rwanda’s digital finance revolution extends access for millions of citizens
Inclusive Fintech Forum opened in Kigali this week with Rwandan officials highlighting progress in expanding access to financial services through digital technology. Addressing participants at the third edition of the …
For centuries, Africa has powered global economic growth through its resources, labour, and human potential, yet too little of that prosperity has been realised on the continent itself. Today, artificial …
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Africa’s Business Heroes Opens $1.5M Grant Competition for African Entrepreneurs
Africa’s Business Heroes has opened applications for its eighth annual competition, offering $1.5 million in grant funding to ten entrepreneurs building businesses across the continent. The programme, supported by Alibaba …
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Lower impairments, trading boost lift Africa’s largest bank earnings to $2.97bn
Standard Bank Group reported an 11 percent increase in annual headline earnings, supported by growth in trading activities, higher fee income and lower credit impairment charges across its core banking …
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Egypt attracts about $400mln in annual entrepreneurship investments
Egypt continues to attract growing investment in its startup ecosystem, with annual inflows into the entrepreneurship sector estimated at about $400 million, according to Amr El Abd. El Abd disclosed …
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Ethio telecom CEO Calls for Coordinated Strategy to Accelerate Africa’s Digital Transformation
Policymakers, regulators, development partners and telecommunications industry leaders have renewed calls for stronger collaboration to accelerate Africa’s digital transformation and close the continent’s persistent connectivity gap. The call was made …
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African Banks, Telecom Companies Rank Among World’s Strongest Brands
African banks and telecommunications firms have continued to gain recognition in global brand rankings, reflecting the growing influence of the continent’s financial and digital service providers, according to the latest …
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed mobile network operators and other communications service providers to report any cyberattack within four hours of detecting it as part of efforts to …
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Dangote Refinery changes the dynamics, provides strong buffer in West Africa subregion
The Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority, Godwin Edudzi Tameklo, has said that the operations of the Dangote Refinery in Nigeria are providing a significant buffer for the …