Tag: Digital Finance
Bank of Ghana launches Regulatory Sandbox after successful pilot
The Bank of Ghana has finally launched its Regulatory and Innovation Sandbox following a successful pilot implementation of same.
The Sandbox, developed in collaboration with EMTECH...
M-Pesa accounts for 50% of Safaricom’s $900 million profit
Safaricom’s latest annual report shows that M-Pesa accounted for half of the company's profit before tax, outperforming voice and data.
Per the report, M-Pesa generated...
Ecobank, Mastercard partner to digitize agricultural value chains in Africa
Ecobank Group and Mastercard have partnered to connect millions of smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa to Mastercard’s Farm Pass – a digital platform that...
BRORNO App links buyers and sellers in communities for fast, cheaper...
A new app called Brorno (locale) from StreetStreams is proposing to link petty traders/micro-merchants within particular vicinities to buyers who live within 500 meters...
The role of open banking in the fight against rising payment...
According to new research by the Merchant Risk Council (MRC), the global cost of payment fraud has increased for a second consecutive year. Mid-sized...
Mastercard, One Global, i2c launch integrated wallet in Middle East and...
Mastercard, One Global™ and i2c have announced a partnership to provide tailored financial solutions that will enable the issuance of digital mobile wallets in...
Mastercard, OPay partner to grow cashless ecosystem, financial inclusion for millions
Mastercard and fintech giant OPay have announced a strategic partnership, which marks a significant boost for wider financial inclusion and economic prosperity by opening...
Digital wallets transaction value to grow by 60% by 2026, as...
A new study from Juniper Research has found that the value of digital wallets transactions will exceed $12 trillion in 2026, representing a 60% growth...
DeFi growth set to break $250-billion highs in 2022
The crypto markets have survived some of the toughest economic conditions in a generation, with a global pandemic, conflict and record inflation crammed into...
HUBTEL Expands Operations to Cape Coast
Hubtel has expanded its operations to the people of Cape Coast in the Central Region of Ghana after successful operations in four (4) of...