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Kenyan fintech Kyanda takes its one-stop financial solutions to South Africa
Kyanda, a Kenyan fintech that facilitates payment of utilities and money transfers via an easy-to-use app has branched its operations…
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Pesapal granted Payment System Operator license in Uganda
Pesapal has received a Payment System Operator license from the Bank of Uganda to operate in the country. According to…
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PocketApp Secures AIP for Mobile Money Operator License in Nigeria
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted an Approval In Principle (AIP) to Abeg Technologies Limited, a product of Piggytech Global Limited,…
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Fintech Company WorldRemit Ranks Kenya Among its Top 3 Markets In Africa
WorldRemit, a global money transfer company with a presence in over 130 countries has placed Kenya among its top 3…
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Flutterwave Has Appointed Former American Express Executive as New CFO
Flutterwave has announced the appointment of Oneal Bhambani as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Bhambani joins the Nigerian fintech…
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Nigerian fintech startup Indicina raises $3m seed funding for Africa expansion
Nigerian fintech startup Indicina has raised $3 million in seed funding round to accelerate its expansion into other African markets.…
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Startups
This Nigerian fintech is simplifying banking for immigrants
Nigerian fintech startup Vesti is changing the way immigrants access banking services around the world. The company launched by two…
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Absa customers can now use KenSwitch ATMs across the country
Absa Bank has entered into an interoperability partnership that will allow customers to access a network of Kenswitch ATMs and…
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OPay and Mastercard partner to expand regional reach
OPay, a Nigerian fintech regarded as one of Africa’s most valuable fintech startups has entered into a strategic partnership with…
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Kenyan fintech Bamba raises $3.2m seed funding to scale
Kenyan fintech startup Bamba has secured $3.2m in seed funding to scale its app and build out its team. Venture capital…
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CcHUB, Google unveil 9 Startups selected for the Fintech Incubation Programme in Rwanda
Nigeria’s technology innovation centre Co-creation Hub (CcHUB) in collaboration with Google, Ministry of ICT and Innovation Rwanda, and Mojaloop Foundation…
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Infinix enters the fintech space, launches a digital wallet
Mobile device manufacturer Infinix has launched a digital wallet to be integrated into its devices. Known as the Infinix Wallet,…
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BUSINESS
Banks tipped on healthy competition with FinTechs
If banks are to adequately compete and address the challenge posed by the growing influence of fintechs into their space,…
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Mastercard and PesaLink sign MoU to drive payments sector digital transformation in Kenya
Integrated Payment Services Limited (IPSL) which runs the PesaLink payments ecosystem has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mastercard…
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Payment service provider i2c partners with Visa for fintech processing in the MENA region
US-based payment service provider i2c Inc has announced a new partnership with Visa as a fintech processor in the MENA…
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Fintech firm DPO Group announces new pan-African partnerships
Payment service provider DPO Group has announced three new partnerships with companies in the digital payments sector including Mastercard. The…
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Startups
Flutterwave goes live in Tanzania
African fintech Flutterwave has received approval from the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) to launch its payment service in the country.…
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Startups
[African Startup Review] Pie Kamau: Nigerian fintech Flutterwave is now Africa’s highest valued Unicorn
As the African fintech space continues to bloom, so does the funding. Flutterwave, the San Francisco-headquartered and Lagos-based company that…
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Opinions & Guest Posts
The biggest fintech trends changing the face of payments in emerging markets
Last year saw an unprecedented rate of change in the financial sector, with huge growth in the use of digital…
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CLOUD
[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Cloud can help financial institutions improve customer experiences
The financial sector is one of those sectors that is benefiting massively from modern technologies like the cloud. The adoption…
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Startups
Fintech company Kwara launches Customer Success Traineeship Program for university graduates in Kenya
Kwara, a digital banking platform in Kenya today announced the launch of a Customer Success Traineeship Program targeting university graduates.…
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FinTech in South Africa: Accelerating the Digital Transformation of Banking & Financial Services
Ethico Live has announced the launch of Finnovation South Africa summit. The event will see participants from established banking powerhouses…
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BUSINESS
Digital credit scoring is paving the way to more affordable microloans in East Africa.
Fintech companies are using digital technology to score the creditworthiness of people in emerging markets, potentially enabling millions of people…
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