🇳🇬 The State of Africa’s Intelligent Payments Economy
Africa's financial technology landscape has matured significantly over the past decade, but the continent is now entering a critical new phase that go...
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🇳🇬 Africa's Trade and Finance Infrastructure Is Converging
Africa's economic architecture is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. Across the continent, three critical shifts are aligning simultaneou...
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🇺🇬 Africa: Afreximbank and Fci to Host Africa Regional Confe
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Factors Chain International (FCI) are converging on Kampala in April 2026 for a landmark regional con...
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🇰🇪 Kingdom Bank hits jackpot with SMEs
Kingdom Bank's 59% year-on-year profit surge to Sh946 million (approximately €7.1 million) represents more than a single institution's financial succe...
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🇰🇪 Diamond Trust Bank net profit rises 21pc to Sh10.7bn
Kenya's banking sector is displaying genuine momentum in 2024, with mid-sized lenders reporting earnings growth that significantly outpaces broader ...
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🇳🇬 Nigerian ETFs rebound as Meristem funds surge over 30%
Nigeria's exchange-traded fund market delivered a compelling signal of renewed investor confidence this week, with the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) recordi...
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🇳🇬 BREAKING: NGX lifts suspension on Zichis Agro-Allied Shar
The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) has restored trading in Zichis Agro-Allied Industries Plc following a regulatory suspension that lasted approximately one ...
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🇳🇬 Verve International Deepens Ecosystem Partnerships at Ver
Africa's payments landscape is undergoing a critical inflection point. As digital transaction volumes across the continent surge past $2 trillion annu...
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🌍 Namibia: Namibian Pension Funds Seek Clarity As Fima May
Namibia's pension sector is entering uncertain territory as the Financial Institutions and Markets Act (FIMA)—a sweeping regulatory framework designed...
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🇳🇬 RMB Nigeria shines at the 2025 West Africa DealMakers Awa
Rand Merchant Bank Nigeria (RMB) has solidified its position as West Africa's premier transaction advisor following a dominant performance at the 2025...
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🇰🇪 Equity named top banking brand in Africa
Equity Bank's elevation to the top tier of global banking brands represents a watershed moment for African financial institutions and carries signific...
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🇿🇦 Happy Pay raises $5 million to scale ad-supported BNPL
Happy Pay, a South African fintech startup specializing in advertisement-supported buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) services, has secured $5 million in Series...
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🇿🇦 South African Forex trading experts watch these key level
Gold's extraordinary performance in 2026 has created an unusual stabilizing force for the South African rand, offering European investors a rare windo...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria: 8 Days to Go
Nigeria's banking sector is undergoing its most significant structural overhaul in decades. With the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) recapitalisation ...
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🇰🇪 Kenya’s insurance industry faces Its claims moment
Kenya's insurance industry stands at a pivotal inflection point. While premium volumes have climbed to KES 352.29 billion (approximately €2.6 billion)...
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🇳🇬 Africa: Instant Payments Rising in Africa
Africa's financial technology landscape is undergoing a fundamental transformation. According to a recent analysis by the AfricaNenda Foundation, inst...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria's Financial Infrastructure Overhaul Creates New M
Nigeria's financial system is undergoing a comprehensive transformation that signals both regulatory maturity and emerging investment opportunities fo...
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🇰🇪 Next Wave: The end of the phone numbers in M-PESA as we
Safaricom's landmark decision to decouple M-PESA identities from phone numbers represents one of the most significant infrastructure shifts in African...
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🇪🇹 M-PESA Ethiopia expands into tax collection with Amhara
Safaricom's M-PESA has achieved a milestone that extends far beyond transactional convenience: government tax collection integration. Following a Marc...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria's Financial Services Sector Pivots Toward Institu
Nigeria's financial services ecosystem is undergoing a decisive regulatory recalibration that signals both tightening compliance expectations and grow...
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