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Category: Algeria
- Algeria Joins Pan-African Payment System, Expanding PAPSS Network
- Paris Saint-Germain and Algerian Super-App Yassir Sign Global Partnership
- African Fintech Sector Attracts More Funding
- Algerian Super App Yassir Raises $150 Million in Series B Funding
- Fintech Development in Algeria Lags Behind MENA Counterparts
Category: Blockchain/Bitcoin
- Why Africa’s Fintech Ecosystems Must Unite to Shape the Future of Crypto, AI and Passporting Across the Continent
- Africa’s Share of Global Blockchain VC Hits New Record
- Why Are 80% of Central Banks Looking into Digital Currencies?
Category: Botswana
- Orange Money and Visa Expand Virtual Card Payments in Africa
- SmartSwitch Botswana Expands Biometric Payment System for Food Aid
Category: Cameroon
- Interest in Fintech Picks up in Cameroon
Category: Digital Banking
- Velmie Partners with Flot to Launch Scalable Digital Bank Across Africa
Category: Egypt
- The Top 13 Fintechs From Egypt
- Africa Fintech Forum 2025 Heads to Cairo for Third Edition on June 24
- Egypt’s Nawy Raises $75M to Expand Real Estate Tech Across MENA
- Egypt’s Money Fellows Raises $13M to Expand Platform in Africa
- DPI Launches VC Arm to Back Early-Stage Tech Firms in Africa
- 8 Young, Promising Fintech Startups from North Africa to Monitor in 2025
- enza Secures $6.75M Seed Funding to Expand Payment Solutions in Africa
- Banks in Africa Embrace Cloud and AI to Enhance Customer Experience and Accelerate Innovation
- Egyptian Financial Management Platform Swypex Secures $4 Million Seed Round
- Chris Skinner Co-Founds Fintech Startup in Egypt and Sudan
- Egyptian Wealthtech Bokra Raises $4.6 Million Pre-Seed
- IFC Invests in New Private Equity Fund Targeting Financial Inclusion Startups in Africa and Asia
- Egyptian VC Firm DisrupTech Ventures Bags US$5 Million Investment From Proparco
- Flutterwave Secures Payments Licenses in Egypt for North Africa Expansion
- Egyptian Fintech MNT-Halan Gets Unicorn Badge With US$400 Million Raise
- Egypt’s New Financial Inclusion Strategy
- Vodacom, Alipay to Launch Financial Services App VodaPay in Egypt
- Blnk Raises US$32M Led by Abu Dhabi’s EIIC and Sawari Ventures
- Egypt’s Paymob Raises US$50 Million in Series B Fundraise
- Egypt Largest Fintech Round? Lucky Announces $25 Million Fund Raise
- The 3 Largest National Egyptian Banks Launch $85 million Fintech MEA Fund
- Egypt Among Top 4 Fintech Ecosystems in Africa
- Egyptian Digital Investment Platform Raises $20 Million
- Arab Bank Wraps Up First Edition of Egypt Fintech Bootcamp
- 6 Biggest African Fintech Hubs Take the Spotlight
- These Are the 8 Top Funded Fintech Startups in Egypt
- Africa Fintech Summit 2021: Africa’s Number One Fintech Event Returns to Cairo this November
- AFTS Cairo 2021: Africa’s Premier Fintech Event Returns this November
- These 7 Digital Banks in Africa Are Heating up the Competition
- 5 Out of 7 Tech Unicorns in Africa Come From Fintech
- Egyptian Banks Launch EGP 1 Billion Egypt Fintech Fund
- Egypt-Focused dopay Raises US$18 Million Series A
- Egypt’s Kashat Raises US$1.75m for Micro Lending App
- Egyptian Super App MNT-Halan Bags US$120m
- dopay Acquires Banking Licence Through Bank ABC Egypt
- Cairo Credit Management Platform CreditFins Raises Pre-Seed Funding
- 6 Fintech Startups In Egypt To Watch In 2021
- Egyptian Payments Firm Paymob Completes Series A Funding Of US$18.5 Million
- EFG Hermes Announces Partnership With Lulu Group International In Egypt
- Egyptian Fintech Startup NowPay Signs MOU With Export Development Bank of Egypt
- Visa Supports Egyptian Fintechs With Training Programme
- Fintech Attracts Lion’s Share of 2020 African Tech Funding
- Arab Investment Bank Taps Temenos to Boost Its Digital Banking Capabilities
- A Fintech Academy for Egypt
- TPay Mobile and Vodafone Egypt Launch Digital Payment on Google Play
- Egyptian National Post Wants to Promote Egypt’s Initiative for Financial Inclusion
- Meet the 10 Fintechs Selected Startupbootcamp’s First Ever Cairo Cohort
- Fintech Startups in Egypt Stand to Gain a Cut from US$200 Mil Fund by the World Bank
- Why Egypt’s Fintech Boom is Inevitable
- One of Forbes’ Top 10 Accelerators Will Launch a Fintech Programme in Egypt
- Egypt’s Central Bank Announces an EGP 1 Bil Fintech Fund and Regulatory Sandbox
- 10 Top Fintech Startups in Egypt to Keep an Eye On
- Egypt’s new national card meeza Accepted now on PayFort’s Payment Gateway
- Industry Consortium Wants To Strengthen The Fintech Ecosystem In Egypt
- 622 Mil Transactions Later, A15 Sells Tpay to Africa’s Helios
- National Bank of Egypt Upgrades Treasury and Risk Management Operations
- Temenos and AUC Venture Lab Team Up to Accelerate Fintech Innovation in Egypt
- Fintech to Solve Financial Exclusion in Egypt
Category: Ethiopia
- JMR Infotech Implements Oracle FCCM for Cooperative Bank of Oromia in Ethiopia
- SanuPay and OpenWay Launch Ethiopia’s First Domestic Credit Card
- Ethiopia Opens Doors to Foreign Banks Amid Economic Overhaul
- Ethio Telecom Launches Zemen GEBEYA to Support Digital Commerce in Ethiopia
- Ethio Telecom and Visa Strengthen Partnership on Digital Finance
- Ethio Telecom Partners with Mastercard to Expand Digital Financial Services in Ethiopia
- Hibret Bank Launches E-Commerce Digital Payments Solution With Mastercard
- Ethiopian Challenger Bank Seals Core Islamic Banking Deal With Path Solutions
- Dashen Bank Joins Hands With Thunes to Enhance Cross-Border Payments to Ethiopia
- Global Partnership Led by Safaricom Bags Ethiopia’s Telecoms License for $850 Million
- Ethiopian Fintech Scene Shows Great Promise as Africa’s Next Fintech Hub
- Ethiopia, Ghana and Rwanda Among Africa’s Fastest-Growing Fintech Ecosystems: Report
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Donates US$1.5 M to Strengthen Cybersecurity in Africa and Asia
- Fintech and The Digital Banking Impact for Africa
Category: Events
- Asian Financial Forum 2026 As a Powerful Super-Connector For 60+ Countries
- Top 10 Fintech Events in North Africa to Attend in 2026
- Top 11 Fintech Events in Africa to Attend in H1 2025
- Dubai Gears Up for the Return of the E-Invoicing Exchange Summit in Feb 2025
- Connectivity, AI, and Fintech to Take Center Stage at MWC Kigali 2024
- Top 10 Fintech Events in Africa to Attend in Q2 2024
- The E-Invoicing Exchange Summit: Harnessing Global E-Invoicing Best Practices for the Middle East
- Top 9 Upcoming Fintech Events in Africa
- Meet The Winners Of The Search – Africa Stop By ADGM
Category: Ghana
- Codebase Technologies and MojoPay Launch Digital Banking Platform in Ghana
- Ghana Secures US$1 Billion in Investments During Singapore Visit
- Ghana to License Crypto Platforms as $3B Transactions Spur Regulation
- Bank of Ghana Orders Compulsory Registration for Virtual Asset Providers
- Ghana to Regulate Cryptocurrency by September
- Flutterwave Launches Send App in Ghana for International Transfers
- Flutterwave Launches Pay With Bank Transfer in Ghana for Secure Business Payments
- UK’s ICM.com Expands Services in Ghana and South Africa
- Flutterwave Secures Approval to Offer Remittance Services in Ghana
- Ghana and Rwanda Partner on Fintech Licence Passporting and Cross-Border Payments
- Ghana’s Affinity Africa Raises $8M to Expand Digital Banking for the Underserved
- Mastercard Grows West Africa Footprint with First Ghana Office
- Oceanbase Supports Palmpay to Reduce Its Database Cost by 80%
- Fintech Search Queries Most Prevalent in Nigeria
- Africa’s Demand for Payment Hubs Rises to Address the Continent’s Interoperability Gap
- Bank of Ghana Introduces Regulatory Fintech Sandbox
- TradeDepot Secures US$110m to Scale BNPL Service to Retail SMEs
- FSD Africa to Launch BimaLab Insurtech Accelerator in Ghana and Nigeria
- 4 CBDC Projects in Africa You Need to Know
- UK’s Ghana International Bank Taps Backbase to Spur its Digital Strategy
- Ghanaian E-Wallet Zeepay Secures US$ 7.9 Million in Series A Funding
- Bank of Ghana Pilots Fintech Sandbox
- Allianz X Increases Fund Size to €1 Billion, Eyeing to Invest in Digital Business
- Standard Chartered Launches Second Wave of Digital-only Banks Across 4 African Markets
Category: InsurTech
- AAR Insurance Partners With Safaricom to Migrate to AWS Cloud
- 10 Insurtech Game Changers
Category: Ivory Coast
- Djamo Secures $17M to Expand Mobile Banking in Francophone Africa
- B2B Payments Platform Julaya Raises Additional US$5M Led By Speedinvest
- Ivory Payment Startup Bizao Raises €8 Milion Series A
Category: Kenya
- Top 10 Fintech Startups in Kenya
- bolttech Enters Kenya Through Partnership with NCBA’s LOOP
- Kenya Airways and Visa Partner on Co-Branded Payment Cards
- Tanzania’s Real-Time Payments Surge to $11.6B in 2024
- Stanbic Bank Kenya to Raise $100M for Startup Financing
- EFT Corporation Partners with Kenyan SACCOs to Develop Shared Payments Platform
- Luno Relaunches Crypto Services in Kenya
- Central Bank of Kenya Licenses 41 More Digital Credit Providers
- Kenya Proposes Ban on Cashless Only Transactions Under $775
- Canada’s DeFi Technologies Partners with NSE to Launch Kenya’s Digital Asset Exchange
- Kenya’s Umba Secures $5M Debt Facility to Boost African Expansion
- Kenya Seeks Feedback on New Crypto Regulations
- Mastercard and African Development Bank Group Invest $300 Million into Africa Digital Economy
- IFC Invests $50 Million into LeapFrog Emerging Market Private Equity Fund
- 5 Agri-Fintech Startups from Africa to Know
- Mastercard and Lipa Join Forces to Drive Financial Inclusion and BNPL Solutions in Africa
- SC Ventures Launches B2B Agritech Marketplace for Farmers in Kenya
- Kenya’s Ecobank and Fingo Plan to Roll Out a Neobank for the Youth
- Central Bank of Kenya Launches QR Code Mobile Payment Standard
- Fintech Emerges as Kenya’s Most Prevalent Tech Startup Sub-Sector
- World Bank’s IFC Launches New Venture Capital Platform to Invest in Tech Startups
- Standard Chartered-Backed Solv Launches Its B2B Marketplace in Kenya
- 10 Companies Awarded Kenya’s First Digital Credit Provider Licenses
- Brazil’s EBANX to Expand Payments Solutions to South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria
- MoneyGram Launches Global Crypto-To-Cash Service in Kenya
- Here’s What You Need to Know About the Finnovex East Africa Summit 2022
- OpenWay Expands Its Networks With Partners in East Africa
- Asante Raises US$7.5m Series A for MSME Lending Platform
- Consumer Credit Startup Tala Raises US$145m in Series E
- Thunes and M-Pesa Tanzania to Boost Cross-Border Payments in East Africa
- Kenya SME Lender Pezesha Raises Seven-Figure Seed Extension
- South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya: Africa’s Largest Fintech Hubs
- Mobile Money Boom Lays Foundation for Fintech In Kenya
- Kenya Central Bank Outlining Open Banking Ambitions
- 3 Barriers European Fintechs Face Around Working with Refugee Populations
Category: Lending
- Alternative Lending Drives Growth of Fintech in South Africa
Category: Lending
- Salt Telco’s Fintech Arm Tackles Micro Lending in Africa—And Potentially Europe
Category: Mauritius
- 4 Emerging African Fintech Hubs to Watch Out For in 2022
- Mauritius Government Ramp up Effort to Building up Fintech Ecosystem
Category: Mobile Payments
- Pan-African Payment and Settlement System and Interstellar Launch Currency Marketplace to Boost Intra-African Trade
- 5 Ways for Africans to Improve Their Forex and CFD Trading
- Reimagining the Future of Finance in Africa: Velmie Powers Sierra Leone’s First Digital Banking Super App
- Tanzania the $200 Billion Fintech Market
- Being a Non-Bank Entity Gives M-Pesa Competitive Advantage
Category: Money Transfer
Category: Morocco
- Thunes Launches Real-Time Payment Services in Morocco
- Revolut Plans Entry into Morocco
- Morocco’s ORA Technologies Raises $7.5M in Series A
- IFC Commits US$6 Million to Female-Led African Fintech Fund
- Morocco Partners with Nokia to Drive Digital Transformation
- ORA Technologies Secures $1.9M to Expand Digital Services in Morocco
- Morocco’s CIH BANK Taps Backbase for Digital Banking Transformation
- Visa Starts Africa Fintech Accelerator Program
- IFC Launches DigiLab Finance to Boost Tech Adoption Among African Banks
- Morocco Grabs the Third Spot in Arab’s Fintech Space Behind UAE and Egypt
Category: Nigeria
- Kora Joins IATA’s Payment Network to Power Airline Settlements Across Africa
- The Future of Fintech in Nigeria
- The Future of Investment in Africa: Shifting Priorities and New Risks
- Thunes and Sterling Bank Partner to Ease Payments to Nigeria
- Integrating Wallets With Your POS: How to Create a Seamless Checkout Experience
- Top Fintechs in Nigeria of 2025
- Top 11 African Fintechs to Watch in 2025
- Moniepoint Joins Nigeria’s Unicorn Club Following $110M Series C
- How to Send Money to Nigeria Online
- The Biggest Fintech Companies in Nigeria
- Nigeria’s Payaza Secures SEC Approval to Raise ₦20 Billion in Commercial Paper
- LemFi Acquires Pillar to Boost Immigrant Credit Access in the UK and Globally
- Tigran Gambaryan Resigns from Binance After Detention in Nigeria
- Nigeria’s PalmPay Eyes Up to $100M in Series B to Fuel African and Asian Expansion
- BPC Expands in Nigeria, Appoints Dapo Adeosun as Managing Director
- Nigeria’s Seeds & Pennies Secures $1.1M to Expand Inclusive Credit and Launch BNPL Services
- Nigeria’s Three Fastest Growing Fintechs in 2025
- Nigerian Court Adjourns $82 Billion Tax Case Against Binance to May 12
- Nigeria’s SEC Delays Crypto Licensing, Cites Additional Due Diligence
- Equinix Expands Data Centre Operations in Lagos
- Binance Compliance Executive Tigran Gambaryan Recounts Horrific 8-Month Detention in Nigeria
- Nigeria’s Fintech Sector Surges 70% Despite Challenges
- Nigeria Sues Binance for $81 Billion Over Tax Evasion and Currency Crisis
- Nigerian President Tinubu Discusses AI and Digital Growth with Google CEO
- Raenest Raises $11M Series A to Expand Global Banking for Africans
- CreditChek Partners with CredPal to Boost Credit Access in Africa
- Visa Invests in Moniepoint to Support SMEs Across Africa
- Moniepoint Secures US$110 Million Series C
- Pan-African Crypto Startup Yellow Card Closes US$33M Series C
- The 12 Finalists for the 2024 Ecobank Fintech Challenge in Nigeria
- Exploring the Convenience of Using MT4 and MT5 Apps for Trading in Nigeria
- Nigeria’s Fintech Startups Leverage Advanced Digital Marketing Growth Strategies
- Flutterwave Appoints Former Central Bank of Nigeria Director as Chairman
- Partech Africa Closes Fund Above $300 Million and Opens Office in Lagos
- The Top Nigerian Fintech Products According to The Nigerian Tech Ecosystem Movie
- Despite Growth and Potential, Fintech Development Faces Challenges in Nigeria
- LemFi Raises $33 Million To Transform Financial Services For African Immigrants
- Nigeria Legislative Body Requests Pause on Social Media KYC Requirement
- Moniepoint Partners with Google Cloud in Nigeria
- Fintech Hub: African Development Bank and Africa Fintech Network Sign $525,000 Grant
- African Development Bank Invests US$170 Million to Create 6 Million Jobs in Nigeria
- Nigeria’s Agri-Fintech Sector On the Rise
- Nigeria’s Touch and Pay Wins the Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2022
- Meet the 6 Fintech Startups Competing in the Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2022 Finals
- Here are the Top 5 Fintech Startup Funding Rounds in Nigeria
- Glo’s MoneyMaster PSB Launches Digital Financial Services Platform G-Kala
- 5 African Fintech Startups on CB Insights’ Fintech 250 Most Promising List
- ProvidusBank Launches Tap-to-Pay Service With Mastercard, Interswitch and Thales
- Clickatell Enables Nigerians to Access eNaira Services Even Without Mobile Data
- Flutterwave Merchants Can Now Accept Payments in Digital Currency eNaira
- African Unicorn Flutterwave Awarded Switching and Processing License in Nigeria
- Central Bank of Nigeria Flags Off Second Phase of the eNaira Project
- British International Investment Invests US$20 Million In Nigerian Fintech Moove
- Nigeria Top Retail Central Bank Digital Currency Leaderboard
- Nigerian Mobility Fintech Moove Raises $105M in Series A2
- Flutterwave Closes USD $250M in Series D Funding
- Momentum Continues in Nigeria’s Fintech Ecosystem
- BlocPal and PayPassage Launch “Phygital” Financial Services Marketplace in Nigeria
- 9 Top Fintech Companies in Nigeria You Should Know
- SME Lending Startup Payhippo Fetches US$3m Seed Funding
- Nigeria Launches the eNaira Digital Currency
- Nigerian Open Banking Startup Mono Picks Up US$15m Series A
- Nigeria’s Verto Secures US$10m Series A
- Nigeria’s Infibranches Raises US$2m From Shell-Backed Impact Firm
- Nigeria’s Prospa Raises US$3.8m in Oversubscribed Seed Round
- Africa’s Newest Unicorn OPay Raises US$400 Million From SoftBank
- Frozen Bank Accounts and Leaked Bills: Your Weekly Africa Fintech News Digest
- CapitalSage Technology Picks Up U$4 Million Debt for Expansion
- Nigerian Car Financing Fintech Raised US$23 Million Series A
- Nigeria’s FairMoney Raises US$42 Million for Its Digital Banking Ambition
- United Bank for Africa Taps Irish Digital Banking Provider Layer for Digital Drive
- FIS Expands Payment Capabilities Into South Africa and Nigeria
- Nigerian Open Finance Startup Okra Secures $3.5m Seed Round
- Nigerian Core Banking Provider Appzone Secures US$10 Million Funding
- Nigeria Lays Groundwork for Open Banking
- Flutterwave Clinches Unicorn Status With US$170 Million Funding
- Booming Nigerian Fintech Sector Could See Revenues Reach US$543M by 2022
- United Bank For Africa To Launch Chat Banking On Whatsapp In Nigeria
Category: Payments
Category: Remittance
- Africa’s Cross-Border Payments Market Set to Triple by 2035
Category: Rwanda
- President Paul Kagame to Open MWC25 Kigali on October 21
- MWC Kigali Returns in October with Focus on Digital Policy and Regional Collaboration
- Rwanda’s Fintech Strategy 2029
- His Excellency President Paul Kagame to Open Mobile World Capital Kigali 2023
- African Neobank PayDay Secures $3M in Funding
- Rwanda’s Largest Bank Completes Core Modernization With Temenos
- Kigali International Financial Center Reveals Rwanda’s Ambitions to be the African Hub
Category: Senegal
- Flutterwave Receives Payment License to Operate in Senegal
- Wave Secures $137M Debt Round to Expand Mobile Money Services
- Partech Closes Tech Africa Fund at USD 260M
- IFC Invests €90 Million in Wave Mobile to Boost Financial Inclusion in West Africa
- Mobile Money Startup Wave Turns Unicorn With US$200M Raise
Category: Seychelles
Category: Somalia
- Somalia and BPC Launch First Instant Payment System with QR Support
Category: South Africa
- Top 8 Fintech Startups in South Africa in 2026
- Southern African FinTech Changes The Game in Financial Reconciliation
- Regtech Adoption Rises in Sub-Saharan Africa Amid AI Uptake, Regional Integration, and New Regulations
- EBANX Adds Capitec Pay for Cross-Border E-Commerce in South Africa
- Binance Pay Partners with Zapper to Expand Crypto Payments in South Africa
- Nedbank to Sell 21.2% Stake in Ecobank to Bosquet Investments for $100M
- Paymentology Launches PayoCard, Mobile-First Card Platform in South Africa
- University of Cape Town Hosts Hackathon to Tackle Local Payment Challenges with Interledger Protocol
- Cross Switch and Paysoft Partner to Tackle Payment Infrastructure Challenges in South Africa
- Onafriq Partners with Circle to Pilot USDC for Cross-Border Payments in Africa
- Mastercard and Paymentology Expand Partnership for Fintech Card Issuance in South Africa
- Cybercriminals Exploit DeepSeek AI Hype to Spread Malware via X
- Revolut Eyes South Africa, Challenging Local Digital Banks
- Stitch Acquires ExiPay to Expand In-Person and Online Payments Offering
- Yellow Card Gets License to Offer Crypto Asset Services in South Africa
- Standard Bank Partners With Volante Technologies on Payments Modernization Across Africa
- Mastercard Accelerates Real-Time Card Payments in South Africa
- TymeBank Surpasses 10 Million Users, US$400 Million in Deposits Under 6 Years
- Buy Now, Pay Later Use on the Rise in South Africa
- South Africa’s Digital Banking Outperforms Other Nations – Here’s Why It Leads
- Fintech Customer Support Outsourcing South Africa: PITON-Global on Tech, CX, and Compliance
- Amazon’s Entry into South Africa Set to Shake up E-Commerce Landscape
- AI Could Create a Turning Point for Financial Inclusion in Africa
- 10X Banking Expands to Africa
- Fxview Spearheads Innovation in South Africa
- Yellow Card Is the First Fintech in Africa to Launch PayPal USD (PYUSD)
- Addpay and Wiseasy Unveil Game-Changing Android Payment Solutions
- South African Insurtech Startup LeaseSurance Raised $3M Seed
- Acquisitions of South African Fintech Specialist E4
- Robust Results from Lesaka as it Champions Financial Inclusion
- South African Peach Payments Collects US$31M Series A Funding
- South African Insurtech Naked Raises US$17M in Series B Funding From IFC
- MFS Africa Partners Ripple to Enhance Its Real-Time Mobile Payments
- Biometric Identity Verification Startup iiDENTIFii Raises US$15M Series A
- World Mobile Partnership is Bringing ADA Payments to African Merchants
- The 5 Most Popular Fintech Startups in South Africa 2021
- Tyme Picks Up US$70 Million Series B From Tencent and CDC
- Identity Solutions Provider Entersekt Raises Funding From Accel-KKR
- South Africa’s Ozow Secures US$48m Series B
- Jumo Secures US$120m to Scale Its BaaS Platform
- Microfinance Company Barko to Launch Digital Bank in South Africa
- Naspers Invests South African Insurtech Startup Naked
- South Africa’s Yoco Secures US$83 Million To Scale Its Financial Ecosystem
- Standard Bank Partners Microsoft to Accelerate Digital Transformation in Africa
- Citi Unveils Digitised Documentation for Cross-Border Payments
- 3 Swiss Fintech Startups Targeting South Africa
- Bank Frick Gets Acquired By a South African Tech Company
- Fintech In South Africa: A Quick Overview
Category: Sponsored
- Weltrade: 20 Years of Excellence and Two Titles Won at The Trading Awards Africa 2026
- JustMarkets Wins Most Innovative Broker at FMAS 2026 for the Second Consecutive Year
- Alvin Feng Discusses Huawei’s Strategy for AI Banking at MWC 2026
- Finpace Launches Halcyon AI Layer for Core Banking Across Africa
- Huawei’s Roger Wang on How the Right Ecosystem Unlocks Scalable AI in Finance
- Pocket Option Pioneers AI-Driven Trading Innovations
- Growth Through Compliance: How Investors Like Velex Enable Startups to Expand Legally in Africa
- From Zero to 475,000 Users: Velmie & Metro Cable Unveil the Rise of Sierra Leone’s Fastest-Growing Super App
- Making the Digital Transition With 4 Zeros for Financial Institutions
- Strengthening Financial Resilience: Huawei’s Role in the Future of Finance
- Redefining Resilience for Banks in the Digital Era With the Four Zeros
- Unlocking the Future of Consumer Lending with AI and Automation
- Accelerate Your SME Lending with Real-Time Approvals
- Money Q Fintech Solutions Launches Digital Wallet and Remittance Services in Africa
- Discover Eight Tech Features That Will Prepare You for the Future of BNPL
Category: Sudan
- South Sudan Rolls Out First Instant Payment System
- Africa and Gulf Bank Selects Temenos to Deliver Digital Transformation on the Cloud
- Sudan’s alsoug Raises US$5m for National Payments Network
Category: Tanzania
- Fintech Map Tanzania: Homegrown Pure-Play Ventures Dominate Tanzania’s Fintech Ecosystem
- Top 20 Fintechs from Tanzania
- I&M Bank Tanzania, Mastercard and OpenWay Launch World Elite Debit and Multi-Currency Cards
- If Tanzanian Fintechs Were EPL Clubs: A Fun Look at the Tanzanian Fintech Premier League
- Visa Establishes Tanzania Office Amid Rising Demand for Digital Payments
- Tanzania Is Quickly Overtaking Kenya to Become East Africa’s Powerhouse
- Top Seed Investors In Tanzania’s Startup Ecosystem
- The Top 10 Most Important Fintech Licences in Tanzania
- How to Practically Digitise Everyday Payments Between Merchants and Consumers, Real Examples From Tanzania
- Bank of Tanzania Unveils Regulatory Sandbox for Fintech Startups in Tanzania
- The Top 3 Funded Fintechs in Tanzania
- Top 10 Fintech Friendly Banks in Tanzania
- First Startup Map of Tanzania: The Ultimate List of Fintech Startups in Tanzania
- 4 Fast-Growing Fintech Startups in Tanzania to Follow
- Blocks for Building and Expanding Fintechs in Tanzania
- Financial Inclusion Improves in Tanzania, Facilitated by Mobile Money
- Tanzanian Fintech Nala Raises $10M from Monzo and Robinhood Founders
- Tanzanian Fintechs Struggle With Unclear Regulation, Limited Funding, Lack of Talent
- Tanzania to Soon Have a Central Bank Digital Currency
- Payments Firm Cellulant Secures License to Operate From the Bank of Tanzania
- Vodacom Tanzania Now Offers Mondia Pay and M-Pesa Payment Options
- Tanzania’s Nascent Fintech Sector is Poised for Growth
Category: Top Picks
Category: Trading
Category: Tunisia
- Tunisia Moves to Suspend Bolt Over Tax and Licensing Allegations
- Arab Tunisian Bank Goes Live on Temenos to Power Sustainable Growth
- Tunesian Fintech Expensya Secures $20 Million for European Expansion Plans
Category: Uganda
- Dubai’s Network International Partners with Airtel Money to Expand Digital Payments in Africa
- Uganda’s Numida Raises US$12.3M Pre-Series A Led By Serena Williams’ VC Firm
- Google’s US$50m Africa Investment Fund Invests in Superapp SafeBoda
- YO-Uganda Forms Partnership With USADF to Deploy Mastercard Farmer Network
- Uganda’s Tugende Raises Additional $3.6 Million Funding to Fuel SME Lending
Category: Various
- 20 Fintech Leaders Named Among Africa’s Top Industry Voices in 2026
- AI Budget Grows Across African Banking Despite Lack of Clear ROI Metrics
- Blockchain Funding in Africa Falls 26.6%
- 7 of Top 20 Fastest-Growing Companies in Africa Come from the Fintech Sector
- Top Payment Trends Drive Africa’s Payment Revolution
- Africa’s AI Market Set to Quadruple by 2030, Driving Job Creation, Financial Inclusion and Innovation
- Top Fintech VCs in Africa
- A Look at Africa’s Most Valuable Fintech Unicorns of 2025
- 4 Fintech Startups Named in Bloomberg’s Top African Startups to Watch in 2025
- BIMBANK Implements SmartVista to Enhance Fraud Monitoring in Mauritania
- Burundi Partners with LSEG on Financial System Upgrade
- Africa’s Private Equity Deals Hit Five-Year Low in H1 2025
- Fintech Trade Groups Struggle with Resource Constraints, Study Finds
- Ripple Brings USD-Backed Stablecoin RLUSD to Africa
- Visa Pay Launches in Congo as Mobile Payments Solution
- Mobile Money Drives Surge in Financial Inclusion
- Visa Opens Applications for Africa Fintech Accelerator Cohort 5
- World Bank Group Joins MADE Alliance: Africa as Co-Chair
- Money Transfer Startup Afriex Expands into China, India, and Pakistan
- Moniepoint, Flutterwave, Tyme Group Named Among World’s Most Influential Companies in 2025
- African Development Bank and Google Highlight AI’s Role in Africa’s Future
- Mastercard Partners with enza to Boost Embedded Payments for African Fintechs
- Visa and Yellow Card Partner to Expand Stablecoin Payment Solutions in Africa
- Uruguay’s dLocal Expands into Africa with Planned Acquisition of AZA Finance
- Wingu Africa Secures $60M for Data Centre Expansion in East Africa
- FINCA and Thought Machine Launch New Platform to Boost Financial Inclusion in Africa
- Uruguay’s dLocal and China’s Panda Remit Partner to Improve Remittance Access in Africa
- American Companies, Like the American Government, Will Do What’s Best for America Before They Do What’s Good for Africa
- Cabo Verde Inaugurates TechPark CV Amid Push to Become Digital Hub
- Nubank, Revolut, and M-Pesa Africa: Fintech Giants Shaping Digital Financial Services With Super Apps Ambitions
- Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia-Pacific Fuel the Growth of the Global Mobile Money Sector
- Visa Invests in African Fintech Startups Konnect and PayTic
- Raxio Secures $100M IFC Financing to Expand Data Centres Across Africa
- Africa’s Digital Payments Economy Set to Reach $1.5 Trillion by 2030
- African Development Bank Unveils $500 Million Facility to Boost Smallholder Farming
- 2 African Finalists Announced For US$1 Million Milken-Motsepe Prize in Fintech
- DCG Expands African Investments with 12 New Deals in 2024
- Why African Fintechs Are Now Going to Asia
- Estimating the Size of Africa’s Payments Market: The $3 Trillion Fintech Opportunity
- Key Fintech Trends in Africa to Watch in 2025
- XTransfer and Ecobank Partner to Boost Trade for African SMEs
- Visa Launches Accelerator Program to Support African Startups in Transforming Fintech
- Africa Fintech Semifinalists Announced by Milken Institute
- New Generation of Content Creators Emerges as Africa Tech Media Grows and Matures
- MENA Companies Embrace Embedded Finance
- The Central Bank of Mauritania Commissions G+D to Design a Digital Currency
- Telco-Backed Platforms Leads E-Wallet Market in Africa and the Middle East
- South Africa Issues Draft Regulations for Digital Nomad Visa, Joining Namibia, Mauritius
- 10 African Startups Dominate 75% of Fintech Equity Africa Funding in 2023
- Middle Eastern and African Region Sees Neobanking Sector Picking up Steam
- Africa’s SuperApp Gozem Goes Fintech With Acquisition of Benin
- Increasing Usage of eKYC in Africa
- Blockchain-Based Payments on the Rise in Africa
- Digitalization: Africa to Become a Top Services Outsourcing Destination in Case Productivity Gets Better
- African Blockchain Venture Funding is Booming
- AWS Calls for Applications for Its Inaugural Fintech Africa Accelerator
- Fintech Dominates Africa Startup Funding and Unicorn Club
- African ID Verification Platform Smile Raised $20 Million Funding in Series B
- SC Ventures Partners With Yabx to Expand Access to Financial Services in Africa
- Fintech Retains Crown as Investors’ Favorite Startup Sector in Africa
- Fintech Momentum in Africa to Carry on in 2023
- Visa to Invest $1 Billion in Africa to Accelerate Digital Transformation
- Central Bank of Eswatini Partners With G+D to Develop Its Digital Currency
- Top 8 Most Well-Funded Fintechs in Africa
- Crypto Platform Yellow Card Secures US$40M Series B Led By Polychain Capital
- McKinsey Fintech Africa Report: Ghana, Francophone West Africa Among Fastest Growing Markets
- Ecobank Group Launches 2022 Edition of Its Africa Fintech Challenge
- Blockchain Venture Funding, Crypto Adoption Skyrocket in Africa
- 6 Fintech Soonicorns with African Origins
- African Fintech Startups Raised New Record of US$2B in 2021
- Top Payment and Ecommerce Trends in Africa 2022
- Pipit Global Expands to 12 African Markets With Cellulant
- Fintech Digest: Mubadala Remains Optimistic About Crypto Investments
- Watch Out for These 5 Fintech Events in Africa in H1 2022
- Fintech Digest: South Africa Gears up for New Crypto Regulatory Framework
- Fintech Digest: Saudi Arabia’s Fintech Space Grows With 16 New Licenses
- 7 Africa-Based Crypto Exchanges You Should Know
- Fintech Digest: 90% Of Nigeria’s Startup Funding Came From Fintech
- Investor Appetite Strong for Seed Stage Fintech and Crypto Deals in Africa
- These 8 African Fintech Companies Raised US$100m+ This Year
- Fintech Digest: Israel Has a New Cybersecurity Lab for Israeli Fintech Startups
- Thunes and UniTeller Partner Over Africa and APAC Expansion
- 4 Things You Should Know About the African Fintech Industry: Report
- Fintech Digest: UAE, Singapore Pilot First-Of-Its-Kind Cross-Border Trade Finance Project
- Is Crypto in Africa the Next Big Thing?
- Fintech Has Taken Off In Africa – Here’s Why It’s Not A Bubble
- MFS Africa Raises US$100m Series C to Boost Expansion
- Fintech Digest: Will Mobile Money Shake Up Nigeria’s Banking Industry?
- Jeff Bezos-Backed Chipper Cash Raises US$150m Series C
- Fintech News Digest: What’s Behind Saudi Arabia’s Fintech Boom?
- Fintech News Digest: The Problem of Surveillance in Africa’s Biggest Fintech Hubs
- MEA Fintech Weekly News: Are Neobanks the Next Big Thing for Nigeria?
- MEA Fintech Weekly News: Nigeria to Closely Scrutinise Fintech Startups
- MEA Fintech Weekly News: The Case for Mobile Money in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Report: Africa’s Top Fintech Hubs Are Also Its Most Regulated
- African Crypto Exchange Raises US$15M From Square, Coinbase and More
- MEA Fintech Weekly News: Dubai Gets Regulatory Nod for Crypto Trading
- MEA Fintech Weekly News: Melio’s Valuation Soars After US$250M Funding
- Africa Fintech Weekly News Digest: Funding Receives US$1B Boost, While Flutterwave Dominates Headlines
- Your Weekly Africa Fintech News Digest 30.Aug- 6.Sept
- Mobile Money Fintech pawaPay Hauls US$9 Million Seed Funding
- SoftBank’s US$400 Million Africa Bet: Your Weekly Africa Fintech News Digest
- 8 African Startups Accepted Into 2021 GreenHouse Lab Fintech Accelerator
- Africa-Focused Fintech Pngme Gathers US$15 Million Series A
- More Winners Added to The Search Africa by ADGM
- QIA Infuses US$200 Million Into Airtel Africa’s Mobile Money Business
- Fintech in Africa will Boom in 2022: Fintech News Network Launches Its 8th Publication
Category: Zambia
- Fintech in Zambia: 2026 Market Overview
- Western Union, Chipper Cash, and Zoona Launch Global Transfers in Zambia
- Flutterwave Secures Payment System License in Zambia
Category: Zimbabwe
- Mukuru Launches Digital Wallet with Secure Transfers, Free Cashouts
- Zimbabwe Issues Gold-Backed Digital Tokens Amid Plummeting Currency Value
- Zimbabwe, Togo and Zambia Showed Significant Growth in Fintech Interest Since the Past Year

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