Urgent.News

What's breaking now, across thousands of outlets.

Finance & Markets

I was wrong to delay telcos’ entry into financial services – Sanusi

…says banks lack footprint to reach millions; fintechs are bridging the gap …financial inclusion must protect Nigerians from shocks, not read more I was wrong to delay telcos’ entry into financial services – Sanusi

I was wrong to delay telcos’ entry into financial services – Sanusi

We haven't written up this one. BusinessDay Nigeria has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

Read the original at businessday.ng →

More in Finance & Markets

QSE Index closes lower

<p>Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index lost 135.99 points, or 1.39 percent, to close Wednesday's trading session at 9,637.76 points.</p> <p>A total of 148,534,234 shares were traded during the…

India Brings Merchant Fees to Popular UPI Payment System

For six years, India’s United Payments Interface (UPI) has been free for everyone involved, but that’s reportedly about to change. Reuters reported Wednesday (Sept. 16) that India is set to begin charging merchants a 0.4% fee on transactions of more than 2,000 rupees ($21), known as the merchant discount rate (MDR), though…

More from Wednesday 16 September →