Fintech has emerged as one of the fastest-growing industries in Africa. According to new data released by the…
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Africa’s payment landscape is undergoing a rapid and dramatic transformation, fueled by the continued rise of mobile money,…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping key industries in Africa, including finance, healthcare, agriculture, energy, and urban development. Africa’s…
Over the past years, fintech has emerged as a driving force in Africa’s technology landscape, propelled by a…
Africa’s digital financial services ecosystem has grown significantly over the past years, expanding from about 450 companies in…
Bloomberg has released its inaugural Top 25 African Startups to Watch in 2025 list, recognizing some of the…
BIMBANK, Mauritania’s Islamic bank and an early adopter of digital banking, has implemented BPC’s SmartVista Fraud Management solution…
The Banque de la République du Burundi has partnered with the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) to modernise…
Africa’s private equity market, excluding South Africa, fell to its lowest level in five years during the first…
Fintech trade groups play an important role in fostering the growth and evolution of the sector. They help…
Ripple is making its enterprise-grade, USD-backed stablecoin, Ripple USD (RLUSD), available to institutions in Africa through partnerships with…
Visa has launched Visa Pay, a mobile solution that enables digital payments and account-to-account money transfers in the…
Mobile money and the Internet are driving financial inclusion by expanding access to accounts and financial services worldwide.…
Visa has opened applications for the fifth edition of its Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator. The 12-week virtual programme…
The World Bank Group has joined the Mobilising Access to the Digital Economy (MADE) Alliance: Africa as a…
Afriex, the Lagos- and San Francisco-based money transfer startup, has expanded into Asia’s three largest remittance destinations, China,…
Building on the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and deep-tech firm Interstellar…
Three fintech companies with African roots have been named in this year’s TIME100 list, recognized among the world’s…
A side event at the African Development Bank Group’s 2025 Annual Meetings explored how AI could support inclusive…
Mastercard has announced a collaboration with enza, a Abu Dhabi-based payment solutions company, aimed at supporting the expansion…