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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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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 ...
AMA
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 ...
Global
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 ...
News
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 ...
AMA
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. ...
Global
Global: HSBC Partners Mistral AI to Accelerate Enterprise-Grade Generative AI Deployment
HSBC has entered a multi-year partnership with French artificial intelligence start-up Mistral AI to scale generative AI capabilities across its global operations, in ...
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Nigeria: Recapitalisation Fuels Insurance Sector’s GDP Growth to 20.78%
Nigeria’s ongoing insurance sector recapitalisation has emerged as a key catalyst for the strong real GDP growth recorded in Q3 2025, according to ...
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Nigeria: Globacom Acquires More Spectrum, Eases Network Congestion
In order to provide faster internet speeds, ensure better coverage and better customer experience across the country, Globacom has announced extensive network infrastructure ...
Global
Global: Socure acquires BNPL credit startup Qlarifi
Global identity platform Socure has acquired buy now, pay later consumer credit database Qlarifi. Founded by a team of BNPL alumni from Klarna ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: CAC Warns of Intensified Crackdown on Unregistered PoS Operators
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has come out with a serious warning for all Point-of-Sale (PoS) operators in Nigeria. They’re making it clear ...
AMA
Africa Unites in Unprecedented Acts of Generosity for GivingTuesday 2025
The Continent Adopts a Global Movement and Transforms it into a uniquely African Celebration of Care and Shared Humanity NAIROBI, Kenya, 8 December ...
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Introducing the Alliance for Inclusive AI: An Open Global Coalition to Build AI That Serves Billions, Not Just the Few
NAIROBI, Africa, 08 December 2025-/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Today, BFA Global, Caribou, and MSC—organizations whose work spans more than 150 countries— announced the launch of the Alliance for Inclusive ...
Africa
Africa: Banks, fintechs unite to tackle $5bn payment inefficiency
African banks, fintechs, and policymakers converged in Lagos on Tuesday for the inaugural Pan-African Payment and Settlement System COWRY event, marking a step ...
Thought Leadership
Sextortion: The New Frontier of Financial Crime – What FinCEN and Analytics Reveal About an Escalating Threat
Sextortion, once dismissed as a fringe cyber harassment issue, is now described by the FBI as a rapidly growing threat. Victim-support organizations worldwide are ...
AMA
With Child Deaths Projected to Rise for the First Time This Century, Gates Foundation Urges Global Leaders to Target Scarce Resources Where They Save the Most Lives
New Goalkeepers Report models impact of global health funding cuts, offers roadmap of best buys and most effective investments to slow this reversal ...
AMA
Backbase and African Banker Publish Landmark Report on Next-Gen Banking Innovations: AI, Cybersecurity, and Segment-Based Banking in Africa
LONDON, United Kingdom, 3 December 2025-/African Media Agency(AMA)/-Backbase, the leader in AI-powered banking, in partnership with African Banker magazine, has released the third edition ...
AMA
Thales and AIO forge a new era of strategic cooperation – supporting Egypt in building its technological future with confidence and autonomy
CAIRO, Egypt, 3rd December 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/-Thales, a global leader in advanced technologies in advanced for the Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & ...
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Tanzanian hip hop artist Frida Amani named UNEP Advocate
Nairobi, Kenya, 2 December 2025-/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today named Tanzanian hip hop artist Frida Amani as its first-ever ...
