The Central Bank of Nigeria has introduced a digital platform that will track every foreign exchange purchase made by Bureau De Change operators.
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Reinforcing its commitment to sustainable finance and long-term economic inclusion, Sterling Bank partnered with the Financial Institutions Training Centre (FITC) to convene financial sector leaders, policymakers, and corporate executives at the 2026 FITC Sustainability and ESG Conference in Lagos.
Complaints against Kenya’s digital lendershave exploded, showing that the country’s fast-growing loan app industry is still struggling to win consumers’ trust. Per the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK), complaints about digital lenders increased fivefold in the year ended June 2025, making the sector one of the biggest sources of consumer grievances. The regulator said most…
South Africa has secured a $1.5 billion loan from the World Bank Group to accelerate reforms in electricity, freight transport, water and sanitation, with the programme expected to support nearly 600,000 direct and indirect jobs by 2032 while improving essential infrastructure across the country.
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As part of its commitment to advancing Nigeria’s digital financial services ecosystem, Wema Bank recently hosted a strategic engagement with fintech founders, technology providers, payment partners and key industry stakeholders.
National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc on Tuesday joined the nation in giving the Malawi National Women’s Football Team a warm send-off at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) ahead of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), which kicks off later this month in Morocco.
In a bid to accelerate Nigeria’s clean energy transition, Sterling Bank and StarTimes Nigeria have launched Sterling Solar Financing Hubs inside StarTimes retail outlets. This initiative embeds on-the-spot solar financing at the point of purchase, with a joint target of reaching ₦2 billion in renewable energy financing by the end of 2026.
Kenya, July 15, 2026 -Equity Bank Kenya has appointed Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) Chief Executive Officer and Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) board member Carole Kariuki as an independent non-executive director, bringing one of Kenya’s most influential private sector leaders into the bank’s governance structure.
In the annals and the glittering pantheons of African banking, few stories are as improbable, as audacious and as profoundly transformative as the journey of Dr Tony Onyemachi Elumelu CFR and the United Bank for Africa. When Elumelu took his first bold step into the Nigerian banking scene, naysayers dismissed him as a “joker” for…