https://www.bizcommunity.com/414/518.html East Africa Financial Services news 15 Financial Services news - East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/414/518.html en-us Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:23:55 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.co.ke/article/kenyas-safaricom-raises-117m-with-local-sustainability-linked-loan-691411a Kenya's biggest telecoms operator Safaricom has raised 15 billion shillings ($116.73m) via the second tranche of a sustainability-linked loan from a consortium of local banks, it said on Tuesday, 24 September. 1-251981 Wed, 25 Sep 2024 09:50:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Financial Services East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/brics-and-china-unite-for-a-groundbreaking-commodities-exchange-system-257407a The Brics Competition Law and Policy Centre together with partners from China will develop the Brics commodities exchange system. The document was signed on the margins of the 2024 National Fair Competition Conference of China. 1-251840 Thu, 19 Sep 2024 08:51:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Financial Services East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/payretailers-expands-further-into-africa-257497a PayRetailers, the payment processor for Latin America, has announced further expansion into Africa. With coverage now across 12 countries, the company offers a unified simple payment solution that will be a game changer for cross-border online merchants looking at Africa as their next move for strategic growth. 1-251850 Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:55:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Financial Services East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/imf-approves-over-900m-to-support-tanzania-budget-climate-change-fight-125846a The IMF said on Thursday its executive board approved funding for Tanzania of $786.2m to help tackle climate change while also completing a separate review allowing for the disbursement of $149.4m for budget support. 1-249398 Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:13:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Financial Services East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/2500-kenyan-fashion-creators-poised-to-enter-global-markets-128436a As a flagship programme of the International Trade Centre (ITC), the Ethical Fashion Initiative's (EFI) business model has 15 years of success in bringing sustainable, quality fashion products onto the global stage. 1-248038 Thu, 02 May 2024 12:14:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Financial Services East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/commercial-bank-of-ethiopia-recovers-11m-lost-in-system-glitch-342308a The state-owned Commercial Bank of Ethiopia has recovered more than three-quarters of the $14m it lost when a software glitch earlier this month allowed customers to withdraw more funds than they held in their accounts, it has said. 1-247153 Wed, 27 Mar 2024 13:20:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Financial Services East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/16/241117.html Aleph - the digital advertising company - has announced the launch of its global cross-border payments and credit underwriting unit, Aleph Payments. 1-241117 Fri, 18 Aug 2023 09:45:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Financial Services East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/751/240673.html Kenya's interior ministry said on Wednesday, 2 August, that it had suspended the local activities of cryptocurrency project Worldcoin while government agencies assess potential risks to public safety. 1-240673 Thu, 03 Aug 2023 09:45:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Financial Services East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/518/238897.html Murex's partner, Elenjical Solutions, in collaboration with Momentum Metropolitan, has achieved a significant milestone by completing the world's first pilot upgrade of the Murex (MX.3) financial software platform to a new technology called Kubernetes. 1-238897 Wed, 31 May 2023 16:18:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Financial Services East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/163/236667.html A new study from Juniper Research predicts that the number of consumer instant payments will exceed 235 billion in 2027, up from 74 billion in 2023. 1-236667 Thu, 09 Mar 2023 07:22:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Financial Services East Africa