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Nigeria’s Instant Payment Transactions Hit Record N1.07 Quadrillion in 2024

EDITORJanuary 30, 2025

by EDITORJanuary 30, 20250149

By DAYO ADESULU Nigeria Sees Unprecedented Growth in Digital Payments The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) has reported a massive surge in instant payment transactions,...

Banks

Nigerian digital bank partners Network International to boost digital payment

EDITOROctober 12, 2021

by EDITOROctober 12, 20210649

BY DAYO ADESULU Pan-African fintech startup and digital bank Carbon Bank (ng.getCarbon.co) has partnered with Network International (bit.ly/3oT6tzT), the leading enabler of digital commerce across...

Cryptocurrencies

Sri Lanka Gets Public and Private Sectors Professionals to Draft Digital Currency Policy On Crypto Investments

EDITOROctober 10, 2021

by EDITOROctober 10, 20210664

The government of Sri Lanka has sought the services of professionals in both the public and private sectors to draft a digital currency policy on cryptocurrency...

Cryptocurrencies

U.S Banks Now Permit Customers to Buy, Sell, Hold Bitcoin through Accounts

EDITORMay 5, 2021

by EDITORMay 5, 202101000

BY DAYO ADESULU As soon as scores of banks managers in the United States of America discovered that many bank account holders are moving funds...

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Ecobank Group Announces 2020 Fintech Challenge Finalists

EDITORAugust 6, 2020

by EDITORAugust 6, 20200808

BY DAYO ADESULU Ecobank Group has announced the finalists from the 2020 Ecobank Fintech Challenge. The challenge, in its third edition, is designed to deepen...

Banks

FirstBank Vows To Leverage On FinTech innovations In Service Delivery

EDITORMarch 2, 2020March 2, 2020

by EDITORMarch 2, 2020March 2, 20200791

BY DAYO ADESULU Adesola Adeduntan, the Chief Executive Officer, FirstBank of Nigeria Plc has vowed to engage in delivering customers’ and shareholders’ values. Adeduntan who...

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How Data Not Oil Has Becomes Africa Most Valuable Resource

EDITORFebruary 18, 2020February 18, 2020

by EDITORFebruary 18, 2020February 18, 202001065

BY BOKO INYUNDO Data protection and privacy regulation in most, or even all, African countries are often less mature – particularly when compared to the...