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KRA introduces online alternative dispute resolution sessions

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has introduced online Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) sessions to safeguard taxpayers during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Digital lenders to cut instant loans on CRBs directive

The digital micro-lenders were the main driver of a surge in credit status reports requested from the CRBs to 12.40 million in 2018 from 4.38 million the year before, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) data show.

Kenyan digital lenders feel the heat of virus

Although the upsurge of mobile bank and digital apps have become an important part of the credit system in Kenya households and owners of small-and medium-sized businesses have taken advantage of their mobile phones to access quick loans, mostly without a

COVID-19 pandemic bolsters case for technology-based economic resilience (by Stefan Nalletamby)

African Development Bank has raised an exceptional $3 billion, three-year bond to help alleviate the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

SA’s tech CEOs heed ‘Thuma Mina’ Solidarity Fund call

On 23 March, Ramaphosa announced a Solidarity Fund had been created, saying: “Following consultation with social partners, we have set up a Solidarity Fund, which South African businesses, organisations and individuals, and members of the internatio

Kenyan digital lenders feel the heat of virus

The total cost of credit (TCC) for digital loans is very high

Covid-19 crisis to lead to unprecedented digital disruption

Officially, South Africans do just 1.4% of their buying online according to card company Visa, but that figure is likely exploding during lockdown.

Fintech In Ghana: Drivers, Challenges And A Path To Industry Growth

In Ghana, the telcos have rather leapfrogged and are now leading the pack in terms of payment solution FinTechs.

Nigeria: Lagos Partners First Bank for E-Learning Tools

The Commissioner said the government leveraged on mass media to deliver lessons to students at home since the pandemic

Maximising the Cost Effectiveness of the Back Office

The demand is to have a single system than can meet all of the back office requirements, without the need for a large number of peripheral systems that are costly and sometimes unreliable.

Stanbic Bank makes Digital Banking easier with 25% fee reductions amid COVID-19 crisis

We encourage customers to use our digital banking channels

Africa Data Centres Acquires Standard Bank’s Data Centre Hub In Johannesburg

The transaction is subject to the approval of the South African Competition Authorities, with the company describing the facility as “Africa’s most prestigious data centre”.

Banks set to become the thing in tech

Yet individual banks get stuck - and it’s never been more evident than now.

Mobile lenders suspend late payment penalties

Tala, one of the members, charges eight percent of the remaining balance in fees for one week delays after which the payment is moved down two weeks.

Access Bank launches AccessMore mobile app for seamless transactions

To deliver on our promise to continually give our customers ‘more’, we worked with first-class tech experts to build the AccessMore app to suit our customers’ lifestyle and meet their financial needs.

Kenya’s Fintech revolution boosts e-commerce

Kenya continues to make strides in financial inclusion for more than 10 years now thanks to digital solutions offered through the fintechs

Ethiopia is opening up its mobile money market to new players

The hope is these moves, part of a wider set of promised economic reforms under prime minister Abiy Ahmed will help open up the Ethiopian economy.

Cyber threats up 47.3pc to 37.1 million cases

There have been increasing cases of cyber attacks as Kenyans embrace technology and move most services online.

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ModPo is a fast-paced introduction to modern and contemporary poetry, with an emphasis on experimental verse, from Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman to the present.

Cybersecurity tactics for the coronavirus pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented chief information security officers (CISOs) and their teams with two immediate priorities.