Africa is the world leader in mobile money, with 44% of adults on the continent holding a mobile-money account. This expansion is encouraging formal saving and reshaping how financial services are ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Africa’s financial systems are in the midst of a renaissance. Access to banking varies ...

The Ghana cedi has appreciated by 37.4% year-to-date (October 17, 2025), making it the best-performing currency in ...

Airtel Africa reported a substantial increase in net profit to USD 177 million for the quarter ending September, up from USD ...

The EAC Secretariat clarified that there was no such currency and that the account had no affiliation with the regional bloc. The East African Community (EAC) has denied the existence of a new ...

A new remittance tax set to begin in the new year has one university student reeling from the implications it will have for her family in Nigeria. Edidiong Chrys, a second-generation Nigerian American ...