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Global: BIS Names IMF’s Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli as New Head of Innovation Hub
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has appointed Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli, a senior IMF official, as the next Head of the ...
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Toward a New Impact Narrative for Financial Inclusion
How do financial services impact the lives of poor people? Though the global development community has debated this question for ...
Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa attracted $3.9 billion VC deals in 6 years
613 VC deals valued at $3.9 billion occurred in Africa between 2014 and 2019. Fintechs, information technology firms, and other ...
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Nigeria: Fairmoney MD Forecasts Growing Dominance of Fintech Banks
The Managing Director of Fairmoney Microfinance Bank, Henry Obiekea, has predicted that fintech-led institutions will emerge as key players among Nigeria’s dominant banks ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: RIRS, Experts Encourage Nigerians to Adopt New Tax Regime
The Rivers State Internal Revenue Service (RIRS), alongside professionals from financial institutions, has called on Nigerians to embrace the new tax law scheduled ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Shareholders Call for Effective ISA 2025 Implementation to Boost Capital Market Growth
Shareholders under the umbrella of the Independent Shareholders Association of Nigeria (ISAN) have urged regulators to ensure the efficient, transparent, and impartial implementation ...
Startup
Global: Mollie Acquires GoCardless in $1.1bn Deal
The Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (FRIL) has awarded £50,000 grants to five Scottish fintech firms to support the development of solutions aimed at ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: House of Reps Moves to Overhaul CBN Governance Framework
Nigeria’s House of Representatives has begun legislative action to tighten oversight and improve transparency at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), following the ...
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Nigeria: CBN to create short code to fast-track complaint resolution
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday said it is working with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to create an industry-wide short code that ...
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Nigeria: First HoldCo completes divestment from FBNQuest Merchant Bank
First HoldCo Plc has announced the successful completion of its divestment from its merchant banking subsidiary, FBNQuest Merchant Bank Limited, marking a major ...
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Nigeria Sets the Stage for Global Regulatory Technology Leadership as 2026 RegTech Africa Conference & Expo Heads to Abuja
Abuja, Nigeria [11th Dec, 2025] Under the distinguished patronage of the Office of the Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, and in partnership ...
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Yango Group announces strategic investment in Gigmile to accelerate Africa’s last-mile delivery and logistics innovation.
ACCRA, Ghana, 12 December 2025-/African Media Agency(AMA)/-Yango Group, a global tech company bringing advanced technology to local communities, has announced a strategic investment ...
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Nigeria: FIRS, French agency collaborate on digital tax reform
The Federal Inland Revenue Service has signed a landmark cooperation pact with France aimed at modernising Nigeria’s tax administration through digital transformation, capacity ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: CBN Revokes Licences of Non-Compliant BDC Operators
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has officially delisted all legacy Bureau De Change (BDC) operators that failed to meet its revised licensing ...
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Global: GoDutch secures €3.6 million to accelerate SME finance automation
GoDutch, a rapidly growing business and finance automation platform for SMEs, has raised €3.6 million as it surpasses 12,500 active business users and ...
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Global: Bank of England invites businesses to help shape the future digital pound
The Bank of England (BoE) is launching a series of engagements with businesses to assess how a digital pound could impact day-to-day operations ...
AMA
2025 State of RegTech in Sub-Saharan Africa Report Launched, Highlights Surge in Supervisory Technology and Financial Inclusion
LAGOS, Nigeria, 11 December 2025-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-RegTech Africa today formally announces the publication of the 2024 State of RegTech in Sub-Saharan Africa Report, ...
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Nigeria Sets the Stage for Global Regulatory Technology Leadership as 2026 RegTech Africa Conference & Expo Heads to Abuja
LAGOS, Nigeria, 11 December 2025-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-Under the distinguished patronage of the Office of the Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, and in ...
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EU–ECOWAS Scholarship Programme Showcases Research Impact as Five Scholars Advance West Africa’s Sustainable Energy Transition
LAGOS, Nigeria, 10 December 2025-/African Media Agency(AMA)/-The EU–ECOWAS Scholarship Programme for Sustainable Energy, funded and launched in September 2022 by the European Union in ...
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2030 Water, Sanitation and Climate resilience goals: 5 critical things African Ministers can do now
NAIROBI, Kenya, 10 December 2025-/African Media Agency(AMA)/-There is a $130 billion annual investment gap hindering the world’s mission to achieve universal access to ...
Regulatory
Global: FCA Unveils ‘Firm Checker’ Tool to Strengthen Consumer Protection Against Financial Crime
New research from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) shows that nearly 800,000 people reported losses to investment or pensions-related scams in the 12 ...
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Global: Banks Urged to Upgrade IT Systems to Meet New Customer Vulnerability Standards
Financial services firms are being advised to urgently overhaul their IT systems and internal processes to meet rising expectations on customer vulnerability, following ...
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Nigeria: Bank78 MFB Launches as Nigeria’s First Fully Private Digital Bank
On Thursday, November 27, 2025, a new chapter in Nigerian banking began as Bank78 MFB officially entered the sector with a high-profile launch ...
Kenya
Kenya Imposes Stricter Regulations on Vodacom and Safaricom
Kenya is stepping up its game by putting stricter rules on Vodacom and Safaricom, aiming to keep local control firmly in Kenyan hands ...
Nigeria
SA: Vodacom Secures Deloitte Approval for $2.1bn Safaricom Stake Acquisition
Vodacom Group, South Africa’s largest mobile operator, has received a significant boost in its planned acquisition of an additional 20% stake in Safaricom, ...
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Rwanda Introduces eKash to Accelerate a Cashless Economy
Rwanda introduces eKash to accelerate a cashless economy, and it’s a big step forward for the country’s digital future. Recently, Rwanda launched eKash, ...
AMA
TECNO’s AFCON-Ready AI Features Reflect a New Era in Mobile Sports Viewing
TECNO, official CAF global partner, introduces four intelligent tools designed to transform how fans watch, interpret and share the continent’s biggest football tournament ...
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Africa No Filter announces inaugural Council as it expands its reach on the continent and beyond.
DAKAR, Senegal, 09 December 2025-/African Media Agency(AMA)/-It takes a village to shift a narrative — and Africa No Filter’s village just got stronger. ...
