Octobank Acquires Earlybase

Earlybase’s team members will be integrated within Octobank, acting as our marketing and sales specialists at…

Australia’s EML Payments is Entering the European Market for Open Banking Services

Australian vendor is buying Sentenial for an upfront enterprise value of €70 million, plus an earn-out…

Guaranty Trust Bank Plc to Acquire a Kenyan Lender

Nigeria’s biggest lender by market value, plans to acquire a Kenyan lender as part of its…

Absa PMI Expands

Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) expanded for third month in a row in March as new…

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Begins Experiments of Issuing its own Digital Currency

First phase of experiments, to be carried out until March 2022, will focus on testing the…

Emirates NBD Raising First Sustainability-Linked Loan

Dubai’s biggest bank has shaved off about 25 to 30 basis points in the overall cost…

Financial Industry Finds Itself at Crossroads

Customer expectations demand that banks innovate digitally. On the other is a realization that any new…

Revisions and Tighter Controls on Crypto-Assets

EU Commission launched a consultation on revision of its directive to improve cooperation between national tax…

Nigeria’s Innovation in the Insurance Industry

Nigerian insurance industry introduced some innovations in distribution in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. These…

Afreximbank Collaborates with Demica for New Supply Chain Finance Platform

Afreximbank has partnered with tech-based working capital solutions provider Demica to roll out a new supply…