Applications for the Data Analytics programme are now open for the first cohort as Primo Academy looks to plug talent gaps in Africa’s data and...
Oyebanji Promises To Develop Ekiti State’s Digital Economy
PayTech
FinTech
LendTech
WealthTech
By Thomas Brennan, CEO of Franc app South Africans do not have a good reputation when it comes to saving. Those who do save and want to invest face a number of obstacles...
Citi and Bank of America, joined by Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, and Moody’s Analytics, have launched an independent company...
Nigerian startup ComiBlock has launched a goal-based investing crypto robo-advisor, giving anyone with a smartphone access to planning tools, advice, curated and...
Nigeria – Africa’s leading crude oil exporter and largest, most populous country – has about 40% of its population living below poverty levels. The COVID-19 pandemic...
Weownomy is investing $3 Million in BITCOIN ABC as newly rebranded eCash XEC coins, to be issued, to 30,000 Weownomy co-owner The world is currently in the midst of a...
FemTech
InsurTech/RegTech
Participants worldwide came together to showcase their passion and talent for solving next-generation real-life problems. The RegTech Media Group, Africa’s leading...
Online payments reached record heights in Nigeria in the third quarter of 2020, when the value of transactions increased to $116 billion from $68.3 billion in the...
The Central Bank of Nigeria has released the regulatory guideline on the eNaria. This is according to documents titled, “REGULATORY GUIDELINES ON THE eNAIRA”. The...
The Central Bank of Nigeria has picked CBDC specialist Bitt as the technical partner for its eNaria digital currency project. Nigeria has been working on a CBDC...
Kenyan startup MotiSure has launched an API-powered insurtech platform that provides personal accident cover for commuters and riders through embedding...
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has developed an online application which automates the Annual Pre-Retirement Verification and Enrolment Exercise for...
The CBN recently sent a presentation to Nigerian banks about the eNaira project, revealing more details about its design and operational module. In fact...
The Central Bank of Egypt has selected Oracle FS as its technology partner, and is implementing a handful of systems and platforms from the vendor going forward...
South African insurtech platform Naked has raised $11 million in a Naspers-led round. Existing investors Yellowwoods and Hollard also participated in the funding...
South African insurtech startup Naked, a fully digital insurance platform offering comprehensive and instant cover for cars, homes, contents, and standalone items, has...
