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Three years after its initial proposal, the Bank of South Sudan (BoSS) has officially introduced its first National Instant Payment System (NIPS) in partnership with the AfricaNenda Foundation, an organisation advocating for instant payments. This…
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View MoreXTransfer, a B2B cross-border trade payment platform from China, and Ecobank Group, a private pan-African financial services provider,…
CreditChek, a credit assessment provider in Nigeria, has partnered with CredPal to support its new credit card business…
Africa’s fintech landscape has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years, marked by rapid growth and innovation. The…
Leading from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania is rapidly emerging as one of Africa’s rising stars in the fintech…
Stitch, a payments company based in South Africa, has acquired ExiPay, an in-person payments provider also operating in…
Moniepoint, a Nigerian business payments and banking services platforms, has secured an investment from Visa. Founded in 2015…
Of Africa’s nine unicorns, all except Andela are fintech companies. In 2024, fintech claimed nearly half of all…
Mastercard has opened its first office in Accra, Ghana, to support the country’s growing digital economy. This expansion…
Mukuru has launched the Mukuru Wallet in Zimbabwe after receiving a Deposit-Taking Microfinance Institution (DTMFI) license from the…
Kenya’s National Treasury has launched a public consultation on a new bill and policy aimed at regulating cryptocurrencies…
If you talk about the Tanzanian tech ecosystem, you are always going to mention milestones like Kopa Gas’s $25 million…
Visa has launched the Visa Accelerator Program, a three-month initiative to help African startups grow and create new…
The E-Invoicing Exchange Summit will return to Dubai from 10 to 12 February 2025, as the Middle East…
In the last two years, some large banks have been hit with very public, lengthy – over 10…
The Government of Rwanda has unveiled a five-year fintech strategy, setting out ambitious goals for the sector by…