Payment solution company RSwitch, which serves as the national e-payment switch of Rwanda, has announced a new partnership with African fintech giant EFT Corporation to expand access of Rwandans to their money across all technological platforms. The deal will see…
The government of Rwanda has announced the launch of the Centre of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR), the first of its kind to be formally launched in Africa, according to Borge Brende, president of the World Economic Forum (WEF), who…
Temenos, the Swiss banking software company, today announces that Bank of Kigali Plc, Rwanda’s largest bank by assets and market share, has gone live on the Temenos platform effectively taking a major step towards modern digital banking practices. According to…
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a severe socio-economic impact in East Africa. While the region has escaped the worst of the health impact – infection and mortality rates are comparatively low next to those of Europe – the impact on…
In 2020, Rwanda was the only African country ranked in the top 10 of the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report. It ranked in the top four in the Report’s political empowerment category, in recognition of the high proportion…
Olleh Rwanda Networks (ORN) has revealed a 30 percent reduction in its prices for 4G internet. The company revealed that the reason behind the price reduction was to boost the uptake of LTE mobile phone subscribers in Rwanda. The 30…
The number of mobile subscribers in Rwanda has decreased by 0.04 percent to 8.80 million in April 2016 from 8.89 million in the previous month. This is according to a report, via Telecompaper. by the Rwandan Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA). The…
MTN has announced the launch of 4G services in Rwanda. The company revealed that the service will be available to customers who own LTE-enabled devices. This latest development, according to MTN, will allow customers to maintain a full 4G experience during…
Liquid Telecom Rwanda has revealed that its FTTH service is now available to homes and businesses in Kigali. With speeds of up to 100Mbps, Liquid Telecom is investing more than US$35 million laying Rwanda’s first FTTH network – and, according…
Tigo Rwanda has partnered with Bank of Kigali Ltd (BK) to enable customers to send money between any Tigo Cash wallet and any Bank of Kigali bank account. Tongai Maramba, General Manager of Tigo Rwanda said: “The new service gives…