. Nigerian financial services group Zedcrest is accelerating its expansion into technology-driven finance after completing the acquisition of Leatherback, a UK-founded cross-border payments company, a...
. South Africa’s communications regulator has opened two new market inquiries that could place major telecom operators and global digital platforms under greater regulatory scrutiny as authorities see...
. Kenyan financial technology startup Flowt has raised $550,000 in pre-seed funding to expand its AI-powered financial intelligence platform and build a $1 million loan book for climate-smart small an...
. Visa has enhanced its A2A Protect fraud-prevention solution with real-time risk intelligence and a new unified fraud score designed to help financial institutions detect account-to-account fraud bef...
. African fintech Mukuru is expanding its payments offering in Botswana, seeking to turn customers’ mobile phones into everyday financial tools as it moves beyond its traditional remittance business. ...
. PremiumTrust Bank has secured credit-rating upgrades from Agusto & Co. and DataPro Limited, strengthening its standing in Nigeria’s banking industry as improved capitalisation, liquidity, asset ...
. African fintech innovation will struggle to achieve sustainable scale unless fintech companies, commercial banks, payment infrastructure providers and regulators work more closely together, accordin...
. OPay has reaffirmed its long-term commitment to Nigeria, dismissing social media reports that the fintech planned to suspend or discontinue its operations in the country. The company gave the assura...
. Nigerian fintech Nomba has secured a $3 million debt facility from CardinalStone Finance Company Limited as it steps up efforts to build payment infrastructure connecting African businesses with mar...
. PalmPay has launched a new customer-focused campaign, “PalmPay Dey For You,” aimed at strengthening user confidence in the safety of its digital financial services amid growing attention around secu...