Africa
Nigeria Set To Boost CBDC Even With Cryptocurrency Restrictions
The Nigerian central bank has enhanced its eNaira to guide the country away from cryptos. This report comes on the...
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Nigerians Will Be Able to Pay Bills with eNaira From Next Week
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will launch an upgrade for the eNaira next week, Technext understands. The upgrade will...
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Emefiele: eNaira Will Speed Up Rate of Nigeria’s Financial Inclusion
Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says the acceptance of the eNaira will speed up the...
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eNaira, Magic Bullet for Nigeria’s Financial Evolution
The financial inclusion concept refers to the availability for individuals and businesses of useful and affordable financial products and services...
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Moroccan Bank Launches Biometric Payment Card
Customers of BMCI bank in Morocco can now apply for a biometric payment card that allows them to authenticate contactless...
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The Riveting eNaira Euphoria
Six months after making its debut, the impact of the eNaira and its attendant benefits should be felt, otherwise the...
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South Africa Completes Second Phase of Wholesale CBDC Trials
South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has completed the second phase of its wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC) trials. Known...
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Taxing Digital Payments After Moving Towards Digitization Is Bait-and-Switch
Ghana is one of many countries considering, or already, taxing digital payments. Beginning next month, mobile transactions worth more than 100...
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Tanzania Officials Want Global Clarity on CBDCs and Crypto Assets
Slightly below a yr after the Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan requested the nation’s finance chiefs to organize for cryptocurrencies,...
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Nigeria’s eNaira Leads in PwC’s Global Digital Currency Index
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s eNaira and the Sand Dollar of the Bahamas led the retail project indexes of central...
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