Safaricom silent on Mali fund as it pushes replacement Ziidi
Kenya’s largest telco, Safaricom, remains tight-lipped about the fate of Mali, its first money market fund launched in 2020, as it aggressively pushes Ziidi, the
MTN Champions Women Entrepreneurs on International Women’s Day 2025
MTN empowers women entrepreneurs through digital and financial inclusion, leveraging mobile money and mentorship to drive economic growth and gender equality. MTN Group reaffirms its
US regulator clears path for banks to engage in some crypto activities
The U.S. regulator overseeing national banks clarified Friday that banks can engage in some crypto activities, and removed expectations firms should receive advance permission from
PalmPay Leads the Charge in Bringing Contactless Payments to Nigeria
Nigeria’s digital payments sector has seen rapid growth over the years, yet contactless payments—widely adopted in markets like Europe and China—remain uncommon. PalmPay, one of
Rwanda’s Startup Ecosystem: A Rising Tech Hub Beyond Africa’s ‘Big Four’
While Africa’s startup ecosystem is often dominated by the “Big Four”—Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Egypt—a new wave of innovation is emerging in Rwanda. A
Major Asia bank to cut 4,000 roles as AI replaces humans
Singapore’s biggest bank, DBS, says it expects to cut about 4,000 roles over the next three years as artificial intelligence (AI) takes on more work
