Central Bank of Nigeria Releases Open Banking Guidelines
The newly released operational guidelines from the Central Bank of Nigeria clarify responsibilities and expectations for the open banking ecosystem participants in the country
The newly released operational guidelines from the Central Bank of Nigeria clarify responsibilities and expectations for the open banking ecosystem participants in the country
Nigerian digital payment startup NowNow has joined forces with global payment giant Mastercard to improve the cybersecurity options available to Nigerian SMEs who typically do not have the resources to defend themselves from massive cyber attacks
Last year brought a steady rise in socially responsible fintech products that are specifically designed for the needs of the agricultural sector. Agri-fintech is a very promising segment of financial technologies, so we’re going to discuss it in detail
SunFi, the Nigerian fintech startup, has raised $2.3 million in seed funding to connect people and businesses who want solar energy access to payment plans that match their needs
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has launched Nigerian National Domestic Card Scheme, AfriGo, barring the USD charges on domestic transactions
The government of Nigeria is preparing to pass a bill to “recognize cryptocurrency and other digital funds as capital for investment”
Strike announced plans to improve remittance payments into Africa via the Lightning Network on Bitcoin, thanks to the partnership with the mobile app Bitnob
Despite strong crypto support across the country, Nigerians are reluctant to use the centralised digital currency, introduced by the government
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National Identity Number (NIN) verification is currently unavailable in Nigeria. This comes as the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) alerts the public of the unavailability of the service, albeit temporary. As the service provider works to restore the verification service, the public is advised to utilize the tokenization verification platform. The maintenance service is being […]
Africa’s economy is forecast to grow at a healthy pace of 3.8% in 2021 driven by rising global demand as COVID-19 restrictions are eased
The company also plans to enhance its merchant acquiring presence in additional markets
On average, hackers exposed 5 types of data per user