Money and Finance

Sparkle, a digital ecosystem providing financial, lifestyle and business support services to Nigerians across the globe has been launched. Sparkle,

Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has announced the launch of Beta Health, a low-cost health financing product that offers instant access

Global Finance has named Ecobank as the most innovative bank in Africa. The announcement was made at the eighth Global

Pan African Financial group, UBA, has invested in cutting edge technology in a bid to boost its overall service offering

Nigeria’s leading digital financial services company, Carbon (https://GetCarbon.co) in an effort to improve the experience of its customers, has launched

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) announces that the Federal High Court Lagos has now granted an order sanctioning the Scheme

The US Department of Justice announced that it has transferred $311,797,876.11 to the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

British payments start-up Checkout.com has joined the Libra Association, the digital currency project set up by Facebook last year. Checkout.com is

Agritask, a global developer of a holistic agronomic operations platform, in collaboration with Royal Exchange, General Insurance company limited, Nigeria’s

Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that the IMF Executive Board approved immediate debt

More Nigerian banks may cut how much foreign currency customers can spend abroad as the coronavirus pandemic and a slump

Fidelity Bank released audited FY 2019 results yesterday. Net profits were up 24.0% y/y to N28.4bn (US$74.7m), 10.4% ahead of

The devaluation of the Nigerian naira will put pressure on the assets of lenders struggling to raise asset quality to

Cryptocurrencies saw a sharp bounce higher after violent selling in the past two weeks despite equity markets not showing big

Cryptocurrency markets plunged following a plummet in oil prices and further sell-off in stocks.  The market capitalization or entire value

Facebook is reportedly rethinking its plans for its own libra digital currency after resistance from regulators. It is now considering

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, announced a $40 million Trade Finance Guarantee facility to Coronation Merchant Bank

Carbon, the Pan-African digital financial services company, has introduced a USSD service to its platform, making it even easier for

In tech circles, it feels like Silicon Valley has been around forever. But in reality, the region’s first big venture-backed

The leading pan-African bank, Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com), has signed a cross-border remittance agreement with Alipay, the world’s leading payment and lifestyle

Carbon, Nigerian digital financial services company, has unveiled an iOS app, making it the first digital lender in Africa to

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Liberia, in partnership with Orange, launched the Mobile Money Push and Pull Service for their

Union Bank of Nigeria Plc. (“Union Bank”) today announced that it has entered a share sale and purchase agreement to

Nigeria’s fintech and payment startup, Flutterwave has raised about $35 million series B funding from Worldpay FIS. In a statement,

Standard Chartered has announced the launch of SC GPI Track, a publicly accessible portal that offers the ability to trace