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Equity Group Managing Director and CEO Dr. James Mwangi (centre) with AfricaNenda Foundation CEO Dr. Robert Ochola and Nanjira Sambuli, Senior Advocacy Manager, Africa (Inclusive Financial Systems and Digital Public Infrastructure), Gates Foundation, display the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the two organizations to accelerate the development and implementation of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) across Africa. Courtesy
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Equity Group, AfricaNenda and Gates Foundation partner to scale Digital Public Infrastructure

Tuesday, July 07, 2026
Officials and participants pose for a group photo at the conference held under the theme “The Pursuit of an Integrated Financial System Harnessing Payments to Drive Sector-Wide Impact and Inclusion.”
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Rwanda Bankers’ Association spotlights payments as a driver of financial integration

Monday, June 29, 2026
With the new law, CMA leads on licensing and market conduct, while BNR safeguards monetary and payment system stability. The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) remains central to the AMLCFTCPF enforcement framework.

Rwanda’s virtual asset law ushers in a new era of digital finance regulatory architecture

Sunday, June 28, 2026
From Left to Right: Equity Group Chief Strategy Officer, Brent Malahay, Group Chief Finance and Transformation Officer, Anthony Murage, Group Company Secretary and Head of Tax, Lydia Ndirangu, Group Chairman, Prof. Isaac Macharia, Group Managing Director and CEO, Dr. James Mwangi, and Group Director, Governance & Strategic HR, Victoria Cherotich, during the Group’s 22nd Annual General Meeting.

Equity Group shareholders approve 35.5% dividend rise to Rwf246bn, insurance expansion

Sunday, June 28, 2026
15 November 2022: Kabuga listens intently to the prosecution case, The Hague. Source: UNIRMCT
Crime

Félicien Kabuga: A life of greed, genocide and impunity

Tuesday, June 16, 2026
The government is tightening its tax oversight of the digital economy through new VAT collection rules that target foreign digital service providers
Technology

How new tax rules affect digital platforms

Thursday, June 11, 2026
The newly published report shows that suspected digital fraud involving consumers in Rwanda fell from 2.7 per cent in 2024 to 1.6 per cent in 2025
Technology

Digital fraud in Rwanda declines below global average

Tuesday, June 09, 2026
Delegates from different countries follow a session during the Physiotherapy Africa Region Conference 2026 in Kigali on June 5.
Health

For patients facing long journeys, technology offers hope – and new challenges

Saturday, June 06, 2026
Capital Market Authority of Rwanda defines a virtual asset as a digital representation of value that can be traded, transferred, or used for investment purposes through electronic networks. PHOTO BY DAN GATSINZI
Economy

Understanding digital money in the age of virtual assets

Thursday, June 04, 2026
The publication of the 2026 Law on Virtual Asset Business in the Official Gazette took place on May 28. Courtesy
Law

What to know as virtual assets law takes effect

Monday, June 01, 2026
Rwanda's Central Governor Soraya Hakuziyaremye speaks during the 28th Conference of Central Bank Governors of Francophone Countries held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from May 28 to 31.
Finance

Rwanda, Cambodia central banks enter cross-border payment cooperation

Sunday, May 31, 2026
Left to right: BRD Chief Executive Officer Stella Rusine Nteziryayo; the Minister of State at the Ministry of ICT and Innovation, Yves Iradukunda; Kayco co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Kevin G. Kayisire, and the company’s co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Crepin Kayisire, chat as they visit the company’s merchant at Zaria Court Hotel in Kigali, on May 28, 2026 (Dan Gatsinzi).
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BRD-backed startups achieve strong growth, deliver tech-driven impact

Friday, May 29, 2026