South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya have historically been the fintech hubs of Africa, but the next chapter for the industry…
In Tanzania, the fintech sector is still nascent with less than 50 companies, among which 68% in their early stages…
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has released a draft document outlining a five-year digitalization plan to modernize the country’s…
The Arab Investment Bank announced that it has selected Temenos, a Swiss banking software company to bolster its digital banking…
Fintech revenues in Nigeria are projected to reach an estimated US$543 million by 2022, driven by increasing smartphone penetration and…
Knowledge Officer announced a collaboration with the Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ) to launch the Fintech Academy, which is said…
3 Swiss fintech startups namely 4bridges, AgFlow and e-traid (e-commerce) were among the startups chosen to be a part of…
Refugees in Europe are struggling to access basic financial services, and though this would have typically represented an opportunity for…
Vodafone Egypt, the largest mobile network operator in Egypt in terms of active subscribers and Tpay Mobile, a digital payment…
CREST, the not-for-profit accreditation and certification body for the technical security industry, has received a grant of $1.4 million from…
In 2019, 80% of central banks were engaged in work related to central bank digital currency (CBDC), compared with 70%…
ENPO, one of the largest and oldest postal, financial and governmental service providers in the Middle East, has an extensive…
Net 1 UEPS Technologies, announced that it has exercised its option to acquire an additional 35% interest in Bank Frick,…
Egypt’s multi-partner backed FinTech accelerator program Startupbootcamp-Pride FinTech Cairo holds its first Demo Day to present 10 graduating startups to…
The World Bank has set aside US$200 million for Egyptian SMEs hoping to create job opportunities for the kingdom’s youth.…
Here are a few facts about Egypt. The country is home to 100 million people, making it the most populous…
Startupbootcamp alongside Pride Capital announced its maiden venture into Egypt with its accelerator programme ” Startupbootcamp-Pride Fintech Cairo”. The accelerator…
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) will establish an EGP 1 billion innovations support fund to finance Egypt’s fintech startups—called…
As one of the most populous countries in the Middle East topped with a large unbanked population Egypt is fertile…
Allianz X, the digital investment unit of the Allianz Group, announced today it has received additional investment from Allianz SE,…