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ABA Editorial BoardAug 26, 2026

Expert Insight

Why Nigeria's Open Banking Framework Will Underperform Its Promise

Nigeria became the first African country to go live with formal open banking on 1 August 2025. The Central Bank of...

Signal from the Ground

Nigerian stocks fall as selling in First HoldCo and Fidelity Bank weighs on NGX

Nigeria's equities market closed lower on August 18, 2026, with the NGX All Share Index down 0.35% and market value...

Aug 19, 2026

Signal from the Ground

Absa Group set to receive KSh2bn from Absa Bank Kenya interim payout

Absa Bank Kenya has increased its interim dividend to KSh0.50 a share, sending about KSh2bn to parent company Absa...

Aug 18, 2026

Kenya

Signal from the Ground

ECA study says weaker currencies alone do not correct Africa's trade gaps

A new Economic Commission for Africa study covering 54 African countries says currency devaluation on its own delivers...

Aug 18, 2026

Julaya Receives BCEAO Electronic Money Institution License in Cote d'Ivoire

Cote d'Ivoire-based B2B payment platform Julaya has received an electronic money institution license from the Central...

Cote d'Ivoire

Kuda Bank Upgraded to National Operating Banking License in Nigeria

The Central Bank of Nigeria has upgraded Kuda Microfinance Bank to a full national operating banking license, placing...

Nigeria's FCCPC Advances Digital Consumer Lending Rules Covering BNPL and Online Credit Providers

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has advanced its Digital, Electronic, Online, or...

Chari Closes USD 12 Million Series A, Becomes First VC-Backed Moroccan Company with Payment Institution License

Moroccan B2B e-commerce and fintech operator Chari has closed a USD 12 million Series A round, the largest ever raised...

Morocco

Flutterwave Obtains Payment Institution License in Senegal

Pan-African payment infrastructure company Flutterwave has received authorization from Senegalese regulators to operate...

Senegal

Case Study

Julaya: The BCEAO-Licensed B2B Payment Platform Rebuilding Francophone West African Finance

Julaya was founded to solve a specific problem in Cote d'Ivoire: why African businesses could not process B2B payments...

Cote d'Ivoire

Case Study

Turaco: Building Microinsurance at the Bottom of the Pyramid

Turaco was founded to solve a specific problem: how to provide affordable insurance to low-income customers who had...