by nouman | Aug 28, 2026 | Digital Finance, East Africa, Top Stories
EBC Financial Group notes that Kenya’s new virtual asset regulations created a restriction on local access to foreign dollar-linked stablecoins before the shilling came under pressure, giving the Central Bank of Kenya a way to limit that access if demand for US...
by nouman | Aug 28, 2026 | East Africa, People
Microsoft has announced the appointment of Angela Nganga as the Country Lead for East Africa. A long-standing member of the Microsoft Middle East and Africa (Emerging Markets) leadership team, she brings extensive experience in government engagement, strategic...
by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 14, 2026 | East Africa, Mobile and Telecoms
Ethio telecom Chief Executive Officer, Frehiwot Tamru, and Huawei Northern Africa President, Mr. Li Shen, together with their executive leadership teams, held high-level strategic discussions to further strengthen their long-standing strategic partnership and...
by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 10, 2026 | Digital Finance, East Africa, Top Stories
Ethiopia has taken another step toward implementing interoperable government payments nationwide as public institutions, regulators and payment infrastructure providers convened to operationalize a unified implementation framework aligned with the country’s National...
by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 8, 2026 | Digital Finance, East Africa
Ethiopia’s national payment switch, EthSwitch, is exploring expanded cooperation with Huawei on artificial intelligence, payment infrastructure and cross-border payment connectivity with China, as the country seeks to strengthen the technological backbone of one of...
