FinTech

Binance Nigeria Limited’ is a ‘Scam Entity’, Says Global CEO

“Binance has issued cease and desist notice to the scammer entity ‘Binance Nigeria Limited’. Don’t believe everything you read in the news,” Binance CEO’s tweet reads. Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, on Sunday, described ‘Binance Nigeria Limited’ as a ‘scammer entity’. Changpeng Zhao, founder and chief executive officer, disclosed this via his verified Twitter […]

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President Tinubu Signs Data Protection Bill into Law to Punish Offenders of Private Data Disclosure

President Bola Tinubu has signed the Nigeria Data Protection Bill, 2023 into law. The Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023 provides a legal framework for the protection of personal information, and the practice of data protection in Nigeria. The bill was introduced to the Senate and House of Representatives for consideration and passage on Tuesday, 4 […]

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FinTech

Nigeria Govt Approves Integration of NIN into SIM & Bank Card

The Nigeria Government through its ruling organ, the Federal Executive Council said it has approved the integration of the National Identity Number, (NIN) into the SIM card. It also approved the merging of the National Identity and Bank cards in Nigeria. This followed a memorandum presented by the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy to […]

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Business

MFS Africa Crowned ‘Fintech of the Year’ in Egypt at African Banker Awards

Nigeria’s fintech, MFS Africa has been crowned fintech of the year at the in Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt. The fintech connects enterprises, mobile money operators, money transfer operators, banks, non-bank financial institutions, and online and offline merchants to each other and to more than 400 million mobile money wallets in over 35 African countries. […]

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MoMo PSB & Others Advocate Collaboration to Extend Financial Services to all Nigerians

MoMo Payment Service Bank (PSB), an electronic service provider and financial technology stakeholders have called for collaboration within the industry to drive financial inclusion and improve quality of lives of Nigerians. They spoke at the Momo first anniversary and stakeholders forum with theme; “Driving Financial Inclusion and Cashless Payments”, on Wednesday in Lagos. Chief Executive […]

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Business

KamaPay to Showcase Cross-Border Payment Solutions at GITEX Africa 2023

KamaPay will be participating in the highly anticipated GITEX Africa 2023, taking place from 31 May – 2 June 2023 at Bab Jdid, Boulevard Al Yarmouk, Marrakech. GITEX Africa 2023 brings together industry leaders, researchers, and technology enthusiasts from around the globe. By taking part in this prestigious event, KamaPay seeks to further solidify its […]

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Business

Nigeria’s Financial Inclusion Target Continues to Wobble Amid Crisis in USSD Code Usage

Nigeria’s Financial Inclusion Target Continues to Wobble Amid Crisis in USSD Code Usage Nigeria’s financial inclusion target is shaky even as crisis rocks the use of the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data platform also known as the USSD Code. The Governor of the Central Bank (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele confirmed that there are challenges encountered by […]

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FinTech

E-learning Platform, ‘SabiMONI’ from CBN Debut to Deepen Financial Inclusion

An e-learning platform, ‘SabiMONI’, designed to promote financial literacy and to deepen financial inclusion has been introduced by the Nigerian Government. The e-learning platform, an initiative of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), according to the CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, was a fully digital national e-learning platform that provides knowledge for financial literacy. He […]

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FinTech

Mobile Money Transactions in Emerging Markets to Exceed $2trl by 2027 as Financial Inclusion Drives Deepen

Reports from Juniper Research experts in the payments market, found that the total value of mobile money transactions in emerging markets will reach $2 trillion by 2027, an increase of over $500 billion from 2023. Growing at 33%, the market is being driven by the transition to PaaP (Payments-as-a-Platform), a model which allows third parties […]

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MTN’s Ayoba Hits Over 25 Million Monthly Active Users

MTN’s Ayoba messaging app now has more than 25 million people as part of its monthly active users, says the group in a statement. This, according to the telephony group, is up from 20 million monthly active users in December. Launched in 2019, Ayoba is an MTN-owned instant messaging super app, and features peer-to-peer private […]

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