Tag: finance
New ATM fees: Bank customers lament, says it negates financial inclusion
Bank customers have decried the upward review of Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transaction fees by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Some of the...
Naira appreciates by 0.7% at official market
The Naira appreciated at the official market on Tuesday, trading at N1,522.68 to a dollar.
Data from the FMDQ Security Exchange official forex trading platform...
Inclusion: Fintech startups must think outside the box – PalmPay
Financial technology (Fintech) is shifting into high gear in 2025, with the industry poised for unprecedented growth and transformation.
Emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI),...
N200,000 fraud: Court sentences POS operator to 3 months jail term
An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun sentenced one Waheed Salako, 46, to three months imprisonment for obtaining N200,000 under false pretences.
The convict, a POS...
Saxo Bank reports 35% growth: Strong performance highlights H1 2024 results
During 2024, the Saxo Bank Group rolled out a new competitive pricing structure that lowers costs for clients as well as improvements to the...
Milken Institute Scales Up Engagement with Africa through New Business Council
The new program represents Milken Institute’s regional engagement strategy focused on paving the way for stronger, more comprehensive partnerships across the African continent.
The Milken...
Centre appoints Abdu as pioneer finance professor at Kaduna varsity
The Centre for Public Service Productivity and Development (CeProd) has appointed Maryam Abdu, a member of its Governing Council, as the pioneer Professor of...
Global Partnerships and Sustainable Financing Top Agenda at IsDB Group 2023...
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia — Policymakers and business leaders from around the world are deliberating over how to tackle obstacles to sustainable development during the...
Credo wins ‘BAFI Awards’, promises to foster FinTech growth
Credo, a Fintech company, has assured to keep fostering the growth of financial technology in Nigeria and Africa in general.
According to the News Agency of...
UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance to Convene High-level Forum on the...
GENEVA — Don't miss this special online event by the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance and United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI),...
Saudi Fund for Development Inaugurates and Lays a Foundation Stone for...
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: The Saudi Fund for Development represented by the CEO Mr. Sultan Abdulrahman Al-Marshad, inaugurated the completion of the development of...
Africa can tap into new sources of finance – IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Africa could tap into new sources of finance with radical transparency.
Managing Director, IMF, Ms Kristalina Georgieva made the...
Africa Finance Corporation’s Total Assets Grow by 20% to US$7.36 Billion...
LAGOS, Nigeria - April 12, 2021: Africa Finance Corporation, one of Africa’s biggest investors in infrastructure development, has delivered a 20% growth in total...
CBN prohibits finance for importation of maize
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed all authorised dealers to discontinue the processing of Form M for the importation of maize with...
UK ‘maps out’ further recovery plans
British finance minister Rishi Sunak will announce on Wednesday his next moves to prevent a wave of job cuts from snowballing into a full-blown...
Kuwait disburses $780 million to 700 citizens
The finance ministry approved the disbursal this week following a June 1 request from the manpower authority, which said the payments were “to preserve...
COVID-19 and the global harvest of bankruptcies
Jubal Kanayo takes a global look at the speed at which the novel Corona Virus is laying waste to corporations, firms and economies and...
