Read more about the article Flutterwave appoints former Access Holdings CFO as global finance chief
Morounke Olufemi | Photo credit: The Condia

Flutterwave appoints former Access Holdings CFO as global finance chief

Morounke Olufemi takes over as Global CFO as Mitesh Popat exits to pursue a new venture. Flutterwave has appointed former Access Holdings Group Chief Financial Officer Morounke Olufemi as its…

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Read more about the article Part II: How PAPSS is quietly transforming Africa’s payments landscape
CEO Mike Ogbalu III | Photocredit: VaultNews

Part II: How PAPSS is quietly transforming Africa’s payments landscape

By Tolu Ogunlesi The new payments system quietly integrating a continent, unleashing business innovation, and empowering central banks with transaction data & trading insights. Open your Nigerian banking app and…

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Flutterwave to power digital payments for Dangote Refinery IPO

Flutterwave will provide digital payment infrastructure for Nigerians at home and abroad subscribing for shares in the Dangote Refinery IPO. Flutterwave, the pan-African payments technology company, says it will provide…

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Read more about the article Part I: Ogbalu’s PAPSS is quietly ending Africa’s dollar dependency
CEO Mike Ogbalu III | Photocredit: VaultNews

Part I: Ogbalu’s PAPSS is quietly ending Africa’s dollar dependency

By Tolu Ogunlesi PAPSS is the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System, launched by Afreximbank on 13 January 2022. Mike Ogbalu III, a Nigerian banking and fintech veteran (ex-UBA, Ecobank, First…

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Read more about the article Elombi champions African credit rating agency to reshape continent’s financial narrative
Dr George Elombi at the media roundtable

Elombi champions African credit rating agency to reshape continent’s financial narrative

Elombi said the African Credit Rating Agency would offer fairer assessments of African risk. Afreximbank President and Chairman of the Board of Directors Dr. George Elombi has thrown his weight…

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Read more about the article BOI signs $170m iDICE fund management deal to support tech, creative startups
BOI Signs $170 Million iDICE Fund Deal to Boost Tech, Creative Startups

BOI signs $170m iDICE fund management deal to support tech, creative startups

The Bank of Industry has signed a $170 million fund management agreement with Kuramo Capital under the federal government's $617 million iDICE programme to boost investment in Nigeria's technology and…

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Read more about the article CBN seeks to separate banks from subsidiaries, curb use of customer funds for affiliates
Central Bank of Nigeria

CBN seeks to separate banks from subsidiaries, curb use of customer funds for affiliates

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled draft rules aimed at creating clearer separation between banks and other financial entities under their control, such as financial technology (fintech) firms,…

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