The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has directed banks and microfinance institutions to seize dealing with payments technology firms Flutterwave and Chipper Cash. In a letter to chief executives, the …
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Xend Finance launches Digital Payment API For Businesses
Xend Finance, a global crypto bank, has announced the launch of XendBridge, a digital payment API, and SwitchWallet, a free public wallet infrastructure. The launch of XendBridge and SwitchWallet add …
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Sudo Africa appoints Farida Kabir as Group Head of Growth
Sudo Africa, Nigerian fintech has appointed Farida Kabir as its new Head of Growth. Sudo Africa, which was launched in 2020, provides a card-issuing API to businesses and developers. Founded by Aminu …
Bizao, a fintech company present in over 10 African countries, has announced an €8 million Series A funding round. The company hopes to accelerate its geographical footprint across the continent …
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Nigeria’s debt payment exceeds revenue in Q1
Debt servicing surpassed Nigeria’s generated revenue in the first quarter of this year, the Ministry of Finance revealed on Thursday. In the fiscal performance report released by the ministry, the …
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South Africa central bank raises key rate to 5.5%
South Africa’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point to 5.5 percent on Thursday — the steepest hike in a decade. The move — …
Payment technology and card business, Verve International has welcomed its first francophone e-commerce and merchant aggregator, CinetPay into the Verve ecosystem. CinetPay, the Ivorian-based FinTech provides online and Point-of-Sale (POS) …
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved USD 235.6mn (Sh28 billion) loan which will be directed towards budgetary support, to improve governance and support broader economic reforms. This becomes the …
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Kenyans Given Up To August 5 To Comment On Draft National Tax Policy
Kenyans have been given up to August 5 to submit their comments on the draft National Tax Policy which sets out broad parameters on tax policy and related tax matters …
Civil servants will lose Sh2 billion weekly from October after the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) set the date for trimming public workers’ juicy allowances. SRC chairperson Lyn Mengich said …