The African Union Credit score Union (AUCU), in collaboration with AUDA-NEPAD and the AU Workers Affiliation, efficiently held the Monetary Literacy Week from 18-20 Could 2026 below the theme “Planning At the moment for a Safe Tomorrow.” The three-day occasion, which happened on the Medium Convention Corridor of the AU Fee, geared up workers throughout…
Stakeholders throughout Nigeria’s monetary companies and expertise sectors on the weekend in Lagos convened on the Fintech Summit 2026, the place discussions centred on the implications of innovation, information, and rising applied sciences for Africa’s monetary ecosystem. The summit, themed “The Subsequent Monetary Frontier: Intelligence, Infrastructure & Inclusion in Africa’s Digital Cash Economic system,” introduced…
Nigeria has stepped up efforts to host the African Union (AU) African Financial Institute (AMI), signalling a renewed push towards deeper financial cooperation and monetary integration throughout the continent, as preparations intensify for the institute’s deliberate take-off in September 2026. The renewed dedication was bolstered on the sidelines of the continuing IMF/World Financial institution Spring…
By Adesoji Solanke, Head of Fintech & Banks Funding Banking Origination, Absa CIB Again in 2014, two blockchain pioneers got down to resolve an issue confronting the early cryptocurrency ecosystem: the acute value volatility of Bitcoin and the primary era of altcoins made them tough to make use of for on a regular basis transactions…
Yearly, removed from diplomatic summits and official bulletins, a monetary power repeatedly nourishes Africa, as discreetly as it’s huge: cash transfers from its diaspora. The Barometer on Remittances to Africa by its Diaspora [1], produced by The Seeds, lifts the veil on these substantial money flows, with practically $100 billion despatched to the continent in…
NSIA Group is restructuring its monetary companies enterprise with the creation of NSIA Holding Financière, a brand new entity designed to centralize its banking and monetary actions. The transfer follows a strategic reorganization launched in 2025 aimed toward enhancing operational coordination and supporting enlargement throughout African monetary markets. The group stated the brand new construction…
African Heads of State and Authorities on February 14, 2025, formally launched the Africa Infrastructure Financing Facility (AIFF), a coordinated, Africa-led platform designed to speed up the preparation and facilitation of financing for precedence cross-border infrastructure initiatives aligned with Agenda 2063. The launch occurred through the Third Presidential Excessive-Stage Dialogue of the Alliance of African…
Yemi Cardoso, CBN Governor The Central Financial institution of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Yemi Cardoso, has raised issues concerning the rising transaction volumes of Non-Financial institution Monetary Establishments (NBFIs) and Different Monetary Establishments (OFIs), citing important dangers to monetary stability. Cardoso, represented by Abayomi Arogundade, Appearing Director of the Different Monetary Establishments Division on the CBN,…
Her Initiative, a Tanzanian group targeted on empowering girls economically, has been awarded the distinguished 2023-2024 Africa Prize by the King Baudouin Basis. Based in 2019, Her Initiative is youth-first and women-led, aiming to equip younger girls with schooling, abilities, and sources obligatory for financial participation. They make use of modern approaches such because the…
House » Common » Regardless of challenges, Southern Africa has improved monetary inclusion with adoption of digital monetary providers Obtain emblemSouth African international locations carried out properly on their monetary inclusion, between 2011 and 2021. Progress is partly attributed to fast adoption of digital monetary providers together with cell cash, in line with monetary specialists…