Multinational financial services firm Mastercard will this year start accepting some cryptocurrencies on its network. This as other big-name international firms have started backing digital currencies,...
Funding for African startups slowed for the first time after nearly 10 years of growth as investors in the fledgling tech scene were put off by...
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed commercial banks to accept Machine Readable Travel Documents (MRCTD) and Refugee Identification Card, as means of identification for transactions....
Leadway Assurance is partnering with the Kwara State Government and the Ajike Foundation in grooming and empowering operators of micro, small and medium scale enterprises (MSMEs)...
A preliminary United Nations inquiry into the theft of $281 million worth of assets from a cryptocurrency exchange last September “strongly suggests” links to North Korea....
Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, has dismissed a suit instituted by Olumide Babalola, lawyer, challenging the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) policy...
Ecobank Nigeria has offered opportunities to its customers to transfer funds by email, SMS and Whatsapp. The new features are available on the Bank’s Mobile App....
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) has disclosed plan to raise $300 million senior notes from the international debt capital market. The group revealed this in a notification...
Criminal cartel recently hijacked a local commercial bank’s data and demanded for a ransom payment in bitcoins, according to the Tribune. This reportedly prompted the Central...
PiggyVest, fintech company, has announced its split from Providus Bank to Wema Bank after Providus Bank pulled back from running virtual account services. Providus’ move comes...