London-based Revolut, the world’s fourth-largest digital bank, is considering entering the South African market, potentially challenging local digital banks such…
The Milken Institute and the Motsepe Foundation have announced the three teams advancing to the final stage of the Milken-Motsepe…
Network International, a digital payments provider based in Dubai, has partnered with Airtel Money, the mobile money platform of Airtel…
The Bank of Ghana and the National Bank of Rwanda have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to introduce a…
Flutterwave, a Nigeria-based payments technology company, has obtained a Payment System License from the Bank of Zambia, allowing it to…
The US-based Digital Currency Group (DCG), aventure capital firm known for identifying and backing transformative companies in the crypto and…
While Flutterwave expands into Asia with new remittance service and doubles down on its larger business of enterprise payments like Stitch in South Africa, MoniePoint in Nigeria and Selcom in…
Nigeria has filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Binance, demanding US$79.5 billion in damages for alleged economic losses caused by…
Before writing this article, I tried to estimate the size of payments market in Tanzania, I ended up with a…
As fintech innovations continue to take ahold of Africa, several key trends are shaping the landscape in 2025, among which…
Affinity Africa, a Ghana-based digital banking platform, has raised last week US$8 million in an oversubscribed seed round led by…
Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended Google CEO, Sundar Pichai for the company’s engagement in advancing AI and digital…
Raenest, a multi-currency accounts platform for individuals and businesses across Africa, has completed an US$11 million Series A funding round.…
Three years after its initial proposal, the Bank of South Sudan (BoSS) has officially introduced its first National Instant Payment…
XTransfer, a B2B cross-border trade payment platform from China, and Ecobank Group, a private pan-African financial services provider, have signed…
CreditChek, a credit assessment provider in Nigeria, has partnered with CredPal to support its new credit card business with creditworthiness…
Africa’s fintech landscape has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years, marked by rapid growth and innovation. The number of…
Leading from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania is rapidly emerging as one of Africa’s rising stars in the fintech space, leveraging…
Stitch, a payments company based in South Africa, has acquired ExiPay, an in-person payments provider also operating in South Africa,…
Moniepoint, a Nigerian business payments and banking services platforms, has secured an investment from Visa. Founded in 2015 by Tosin…