Updates

Earned Wage Access—A Fintech Marvel Empowering South Africans

Early access to earned wages helps employees without raising employer overheads August 28, 2025/Deel Local Payroll Times are hard for many South Africans. Living costs are rising faster than salaries, leading many households to rely on credit to meet their financial needs. According to Finmark Trust (https://apo-opa.co/4679HVD), 75% of adults […]

Dangote Group, Ethiopia Signs Agreement to Build $2.5 Bn Fertiliser Plant

August 28, 2025/Dangote Group Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), the strategic investment arm of the Government of Ethiopia, and Dangote Group today announced the signing of a comprehensive shareholders’ agreement to develop, construct, and operate a world-class urea fertilizer production complex in Gode, Ethiopia. Under the partnership structure, EIH will hold […]

CBN Mandates Geo-Tagging of Payment Terminals

August 27, 2028/CSL Research The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has mandated all participants in the payment ecosystem—including banks, mobile money operators, switches, payment service providers, and super-agents—to fully migrate to the ISO 20022 messaging standard and implement mandatory geo-tagging of payment terminals. According to the CBN circular issued on […]