Kenyan-based digital bank Umba has secured a US$5 million debt facility from Star Strong Capital to support its…

A report commissioned by Mastercard and conducted by Genesis Analytics highlights that Africa’s digital payments economy is set…

Djamo, a financial services app based in Ivory Coast, has raised US$17 million in an equity funding round…

North Africa, comprising Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Western Sahara, is emerging as a hotspot for fintech…

Equinix, a US-based digital infrastructure company, has opened its latest data centre expansion in Lagos. The new facility,…

Flutterwave has launched the Send App in Ghana. The platform allows users to receive money from abroad directly…

enza, a provider of African payment solutions based in Cairo, has secured US$6.75 million in seed funding from…

Tunisia is moving to suspend Bolt, a European ride-hailing app, over allegations of tax evasion, money laundering, and…

Ethio Telecom, Ethiopia’s state-owned telecommunications provider, and Mastercard have announced a partnership to expand digital financial services in…

The Somalia Payment Switch (SPS1) has successfully launched the country’s first Instant Payment System with QR payment support,…

In a new episode of the Future of Money Podcast, hosted by Henri Arslanian, Tigran Gambaryan, a former…

Flutterwave, a Nigeria-based payments technology company, has expanded its presence in Ghana by integrating the Pay With Bank…

African Development Bank Group President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has announced plans to launch a US$500 million facility aimed…

Mastercard is expanding its collaboration with Paymentology, a London-based global issuer processor, to support card issuance for fintech…

ORA Technologies, a Morocco-based technology startup, has announced a US$1.9 million Pre-Series A funding round led by Witamax…