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What is Private Banking? Private Banking is a simple concept that means giving exclusive and personalized financial products and services to High Net Worth Individuals (HNI) clients of a commercial retail bank. The bespoke products and services offered apparently align with the lifestyles of these HNIs, and can efficiently serve their…

Simplii Financial, a direct banking brand of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), makes it easier for Canadians and Nigerians in Canada to send money…

Leading payments network, Visa, has announced that it now settles payments in the USDC stablecoin on the Ethereum blockchain. This new development is another…

As the world makes further research on cryptocurrency, Nigerians have found a way around the CBN crypto ban through peer-to-peer “P2P” transfers which basically means transfer between users on a trading platform e.g Binance. The cryptocurrency is exchanged on the platform while fiat currency is exchanged ‘safely’ via normal bank transfers from…

MFS Africa, a pan-African fintech mobile money connectivity hub, has brokered a partnership with Xoom (a PayPal service) to securely connect with customers in…

Bitsika, an emerging fintech giant, assists its users with completing international transfers across the continent of Africa. Famously referred to as "Africa's…

General Nutrition Centers Holdings (GNC), a household name in the vitamins and nutrition chain sector, was founded in 1935 in Pittsburgh. GNC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week Tuesday. Right now, GNC plans to close up as many as 1,200 stores. They have, however, showed their…

The year 2020 has been an interesting one. Welp! The world has been underwhelming. Interest rates crash, the COVID-19 pandemic saga, End-racism protests,…

Cristiano Ronaldo has now officially reached a special milestone after being named football’s first official billionaire. This is the latest record he has…

Born on 16 October 1997 to a Haitian father and a Japanese mother, Naomi Osaka is a professional tennis player. She has a trio-citizenship - the Haitian, Japanese, and American. Osaka has kept a shy, candid, and down-to-earth personality despite her remarkable prowess on the court. The 22-year-old has surpassed all expectations since defeating…