Smile Identity
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Smile Identity Secures $20m Series B Funding to Double Down on its Digital Verification Identity Solutions

Smile Identity, the African provider of digital identity verification solutions, has secured $20 million in Series B funding. The round

Digital
News

Demand for Digital Identity Verification Surges Across Africa

The opportunities for banking in Africa are immense. The region is a ‘sleeping giant’ when it comes to accessing traditional

Banking Cyber security Fraud

How Ihebuzor Chris, Access Bank Hacker Was Arrested by EFCC

Ihebuzor Chris, the hacker who bragged on social media about possessing the data information of Access Bank customers, has been

Banking

As From August 1 Banks Will Debit Accounts of Chronic Loan Defaulters

In a bid to protect the banking sector from Chronic loan defaulters, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued

Access Bank
Banking Payment

Access Bank Launches USSD Self Service Code to Curb Fraud

Access Bank plc, has introduced a USSD code-*901*911#-that allows customers to deactivate their USSD profile once their mobile devices get

NIMC
AgricTech RegTech

National Identity- the Building Block For Economic Inclusion by Ndidi Nwuneli.

Border closures have proven to be a practical means to contain and limit the spread of the coronavirus in most

Cybersecurity
Cyber security Fraud

Mitigating Risks of Payments Fraud: Six Ways CFOs Can Stay Ahead of Hackers

Global losses from payment fraud have tripled from US$9.84 billion in 2011 to US$32.39 billion in 2020, according to Deutsche

Lami Technologies
Funding Insurtech Investment Venture Capital

Lami Technologies Closes $1.8m Seed Funding to Accelerate Growth of Digital Insurance in Africa

Lami Technologies, a Kenyan insurance technology (insurtech) company that aims to democratize insurance products and services for low-income Kenyans, announced

BVN
Government RegTech

Pantami Pushes For BVN To Be Replaced With NIN

The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami has disclosed that he pushing for the Bank Verification Number

NIN
MTN RegTech

All You Need to Know About Linking Your MTN Line With NIN

It is public knowledge that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) directed network providers to block all SIMs that are not