Airtel Money Uganda, the country’s biggest mobile money service, has teamed up with SchoolPay and Sanlam Investments to launch SchoolPay Savings—a new financial product aimed at helping parents save gradually …
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FirstBank Champions Inclusion and Digital Innovation at Canada-Africa Fintech Summit
FirstBank of Nigeria has reaffirmed its leadership role in driving financial inclusion and digital innovation by sponsoring the Canada-Africa Fintech Summit (CAFS) 2025. The bank said in a statement on …
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GCB Bank, Ghana’s biggest indigenous financial institution, has received two major honours at the 2025 Project Management Excellence Awards. The bank was recognised for its outstanding work in rolling out …
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NBM Donates K5m to Boost Malawi Tea Sector Conference
The National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc has donated K5 million to the Tea Association of Malawi Limited (TAML) in support of its 2025 annual conference, which will be held …
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Verve Targets 100 Million Cards by 2026, Launches GoodLife Promo 6.0
Verve International, a leading payments card brand under the Interswitch Group, has set a bold target to issue 100 million cards by 2026, up from the current 85 million cards …
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Auto Bucks Lenders Records Over 100% Profit Growth, Expands Across South-West
Auto Bucks Lenders, a fast-rising subsidiary of Alert Group, has announced a remarkable growth of over 100 per cent in profit since it started operations. The company made this known …
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South Africans Turn to Cryptocurrency for Everyday Spending
Cryptocurrency is no longer just something people invest in hoping it will rise in value. In South Africa, digital money like Bitcoin and others are now being used to buy …
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Polaris Bank Empowers Over 3,000 Youths at 2025 Maracana Children’s Fest in Ajegunle
Polaris Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to youth empowerment and social inclusion by supporting the 2025 Maracana Children’s Fest, a grassroots event that impacted over 3,000 young Nigerians in Ajegunle, …
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North-East Nigeria Traders Adopt Digital Payments to Boost Security and Simplify Trade — Moniepoint Study
A new study by Moniepoint Inc. has shown that traders in Nigeria’s North-East region, particularly in Borno State, are increasingly adopting digital payment solutions to enhance security, reduce theft, and …
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Wema Bank, SheCan to Empower 7,000 Women with ₦2m Business Grant at Lagos Event
Nigeria’s leading digital bank, Wema Bank, has again shown its strong support for women entrepreneurs by partnering with the SheCan Conference for the fifth year in a row. The bank …