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SmartCash PSB, Thunes Partner on Remittances in Naira Smartcash Payment Service Bank (PSB) Ltd, a subsidiary of Airtel Africa says it is partnering with Thunes, a cross-border payment infrastructure provider to power international remittances in Naira to mobile wallets. Mr Muyiwa Ebitanmi, Managing Director, Smartcash PSB, made the disclosure in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Ebitanmi said that by the development, the digital bank had become one of the first financial services providers to offer Naira payouts to wallets since the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) approved the payout method this past June. He explained that the partnership would…

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Naira Depreciates by 4% as Forex Demand Increases The Nigerian naira exchange rates worsened across the currency markets on Monday amidst lingering FX challenges in the economy.  At the official window, the naira depreciated by more than 4% as demand pressures shifted the exchange rate curve. Last week, the naira regained strength across the foreign exchange market as a result of a slowdown in forex pressures, supported by large inflows into the Investors and Exporters window in September. US dollar scarcity in the economy became well pronounced due to poor FX policy choice under the erstwhile governor of the Central…

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