🇰🇪 Kenya tightens grip on digital lenders as CBK approves 32
Kenya's Central Bank (CBK) has taken a decisive regulatory stance by formally licensing 32 digital lending platforms, signaling both opportunity and c...
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🇰🇪 CBK licenses 32 digital lenders, total rises to 227
Kenya Digital Lending Expansion --- **HEADLINE:** Kenya's Digital Lending Sector Reaches Critical Mass: 227 Licensed Operators Signal Maturation—and...
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🇳🇬 Guinea Insurance’s N5.8bn rights issue comes as earnings
Guinea Insurance Plc, one of Nigeria's established insurance operators, is executing a N5.82 billion (approximately €9.2 million) rights issue that op...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria's Currency Crisis Meets Capital Restructuring: What
Nigeria's financial markets are experiencing simultaneous pressures that create both risks and opportunities for European investors monitoring Africa'...
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🇳🇬 Cellulant appoints ex-Xapo Bank executive as chief
Cellulant, one of Africa's most prominent fintech platforms, has appointed Anthony Hernandez, a veteran of regulated digital banking, as Chief Operati...
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🇳🇬 CBN proposes mediation panel before loan dispute lawsuits
Nigeria's financial sector is undergoing a significant structural shift. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced draft guidelines requiring a...
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🇿🇦 Ithala board resigns amid ongoing crisis
The complete board resignation at Ithala SOC Limited marks a critical inflection point for one of South Africa's most strategically important financia...
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🇰🇪 State issues draft regulations for issuance of stablecoins
Kenya has positioned itself at the forefront of African cryptocurrency governance by releasing draft regulations that would require all stablecoins op...
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🇰🇪 Presidential advisor urges partnerships to make women owned
Kenya is signalling a strategic pivot toward financial inclusion and digital asset regulation that could reshape investment opportunities across East ...
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🇳🇬 Stanbic IBTC, ETI, NGX drive equities market surge by N884bn
Nigeria's equities market demonstrated renewed strength this week, with the NGX All-Share Index climbing 0.67% to add N884 billion in market capitaliz...
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🇳🇬 CSCS proposes N1.78 dividend for shareholders in 2025
Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc, Nigeria's primary securities depository and settlement infrastructure provider, has announced a dividen...
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🇳🇬 Guinness hits N15.7 billion Q1 profit, declares interim
Guinness Nigeria Plc has delivered robust first-quarter results for 2026, posting a pre-tax profit of N15.7 billion and declaring an interim dividend—...
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🇿🇦 Insurance broker charged in R900,000 funeral policy fraud
South Africa's funeral insurance industry faces renewed regulatory pressure following the expansion of a high-profile fraud investigation in the Easte...
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🇳🇬 PenCom to make Pension Protection Fund contributions
Nigeria's National Pension Commission (PenCom) is preparing to enforce mandatory contributions to the Pension Protection Fund (PPF), marking a pivotal...
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🇳🇬 FG probes ‘sharp sharp’ loan operators over privacy
Nigeria's Federal Government has initiated a formal investigation into informal lending platforms colloquially known as "sharp sharp" loan operators, ...
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🇰🇪 Stanchart clashes with pensioners, RBA in Sh7 billion
Standard Chartered Bank's escalating conflict with Kenya's Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA) and the Attorney General's office over approximately $6...
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🇰🇪 NSE admits Fincredit into Ibuka growth program
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has admitted Fincredit Solutions into its Ibuka growth program, marking a strategic move to bridge Kenya's persi...
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🇳🇬 Guinness Nigeria Plc Announces ₦2.00 Interim Dividend
Guinness Nigeria Plc has signalled renewed confidence in its operational trajectory by declaring an interim dividend of ₦2.00 per ordinary share for t...
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🇿🇦 PERSONAL FINANCE : Banked but baffled: Treasury takes aim
South Africa's National Treasury has signalled a strategic pivot toward mass financial inclusion, releasing a draft National Consumer Financial Educat...
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🇰🇪 Trident Insurance clients to receive compensation payouts
Kenya's Policyholders Compensation Fund (PCF) has announced compensation payouts for clients of Trident Insurance, marking another significant interve...
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