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Fin, a South African financial services provider, has acquired housing finance provider Thuthukani to create Fin Home Loans.
Payhippo, a Nigerian digital lender has acquired Maritime, enabling Payhippo to access Nigeria’s Inter-bank Settlement System.
Spotter is a Moroccan startup aiming to help companies verify cheques and assess customers’ creditworthiness.
AfDB appoints Ms. Hassatou Diop N’Sele as Vice-President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer.
In an effort to avoid greylisting, South Africa seeks to fight money laundering, corruption and terror finance.
Nedbank partners with Africarare, Africa’s first Metaverse, to secure a 12×12 digital village in Ubuntuland.
The Nigerian United Bank for Africa Group opens a branch at DIFC to attract business from across the Middle East.
PaySky, a digital payment solutions provider based in Egypt, will launch a series of services in the UAE. Supported by Visa, the fintech firm will offer its Yalla Card and Super App in the UAE.
The Central African Republic’s move echoes that of El Salvador, which adopted Bitcoin as an official national currency last year. The Central African Republic is the first country in Africa to adopt the cryptocurrency as legal tender, and only the second state in the world to do so.
The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the governments of Cabo Verde and Portugal have signed a country specific memorandum of…