FinTech

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  FinTech, Regulation

  Digital lenders face up to ₦100m fine for unethical conduct under FCCPC new rules

  Temitayo Jaiyeola

  13th August 2025

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  FinTech, News

  Nigeria nets ₦84.97 billion in six months after extending transfer levy to fintechs

  Temitayo Jaiyeola

  12th August 2025

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  FinTech, Startups

  A financial tool for South Africa’s gig workers left out of formal banking systems 

  Sakhile Dube

  11th August 2025

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  FinTech

  South African fintech startups to watch in 2025

  Sakhile Dube

  8th August 2025

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  Events, FinTech, Startups

  LemFi CEO shares origin story and lessons for founders at Pitch2Win

  Ngozi Chukwu

  1st August 2025

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  FinTech

  Afriex expands to Asia to tap booming cross-border payments market

  Abdulrasheed Abubakar

  29th July 2025

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  Mobile Money

  Safaricom adds PayPal withdrawals to M-PESA app to woo Kenya’s remote workers

  Kenn Abuya

  23rd July 2025

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  Companies, FinTech

  The biggest fintech companies in Nigeria (2025)

  Chukwuebuka Mgbojikwe

  21st July 2025

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  Corrections, FinTech, News

  Correction: Kenya’s Wabeh scales back BNPL rollout to focus on underwriting and select markets

  Kenn Abuya

  17th July 2025

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  FinTech

  Moniepoint, PiggyVest, M-KOPA, Interswitch named among world’s top 300 fintechs by CNBC

  Abdulrasheed Abubakar

  17th July 2025

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  FinTech

  Stitch acquires Efficacy Payments to become a direct card processor in South Africa

  Sakhile Dube

  9th July 2025

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  FinTech

  After processing $9.3 billion in Q1, Kuda relaunches remittance product for non-Nigerian users

  Muktar Oladunmade

  8th July 2025

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  FinTech

  Visa’s billion-dollar bet positions Francophone Africa as Africa’s next fintech frontier

  Faith Omoniyi

  7th July 2025

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  Corrections, FinTech, Startups

  Correction: WhatsApp AI bot Xara wants to make banking in Nigeria as easy as chatting

  Abdulrasheed Abubakar

  4th July 2025

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  Mobile Money

  M-PESA’s market share drops for sixth straight quarter as Airtel Money gains ground

  Kenn Abuya

  30th June 2025

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  FinTech

  Clunky investment apps push retail investors into riskier territory – Report

  Abdulrasheed Abubakar

  24th June 2025

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  Consumer Tech, FinTech

  Which app gives South Africa’s migrant workers the best deal on sending their next $200 home?

  Sakhile Dube

  24th June 2025

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  FinTech, News

  Mukuru customers face balance errors after technical glitch

  Sakhile Dube

  19th June 2025

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  Mobile Money

  Safaricom’s Ziidi money market fund on the spot over anti-competitive behaviour 

  Kenn Abuya

  17th June 2025

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  Apps, Consumer Tech, FinTech

  How do banks and fintechs determine your credit worthiness? 

  Abdulrasheed Abubakar

  11th June 2025

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  Mobile Money, News, Telecoms

  MTN Uganda to spin off mobile money unit into a standalone fintech

  Adonijah Ndege

  11th June 2025

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  Acquisitions, FinTech, News

  Moniepoint gets approval to acquire 78% stake in Kenya’s Sumac after KopoKopo setback

  Adonijah Ndege

  2nd June 2025

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  FinTech

  Fincra gets South African payments licence to deepen African reach

  Faith Omoniyi

  30th May 2025

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  Analysis, FinTech

  Hydrogen surpasses HabariPay in Q1 profit growth among bank-owned fintechs

  Bunmi Bailey

  29th May 2025

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  FinTech

  Digital payments to power Africa’s $1 trillion cross-border market by 2035, Oui Capital says

  Abdulrasheed Abubakar

  27th May 2025

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  FinTech, News

  Kenyan BNPL startup Watu profits drop 85% to $1.2 million as loan defaults rise

  Adonijah Ndege

  22nd May 2025

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  FinTech, Telecoms

  MTN enters payments market with MoMo Pay targeting cash-heavy informal sector

  Sakhile Dube

  21st May 2025

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  Corrections, Features, FinTech

  Correction: Nigerian startup, Allawee, wants to restore fintechs’ confidence in cards

  Muktar Oladunmade

  20th May 2025

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  FinTech, Startups

  CBN licences in Nigeria: types, costs & what fintechs should know

  Chukwuebuka Mgbojikwe

  13th May 2025

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  Mobile Money

  Safaricom to launch credit, savings products to boost M-PESA in Ethiopia

  Kenn Abuya

  9th May 2025

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  Companies, Mobile Money, News

  Airtel plans 2026 IPO for mobile money unit in push against M-Pesa, MoMo

  Adonijah Ndege

  8th May 2025

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  Analysis, Mobile Money

  Why Safaricom is spending $309 million annually to future-proof M-Pesa

  Adonijah Ndege

  6th May 2025

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  FinTech

  South Africa’s SOLmate doubles users to 100,000 as eWallet surge drives growth

  Sakhile Dube

  2nd May 2025

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  FinTech

  Access Holdings’ Oxygen X disburses ₦152 million in loans, posts ₦805 million profit in first year

  Bunmi Bailey

  1st May 2025

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  FinTech, News

  Lendsqr develops AI to assess Nigerian borrowers by face and voice

  Muktar Oladunmade

  29th April 2025

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  FinTech

  Why Kenyans are using mobile money more but sending less

  Kenn Abuya

  29th April 2025

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  FinTech, News

  Tala lays off 28 staff as loan defaults and customer queries fall

  Kenn Abuya

  16th April 2025

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  FinTech, News

  How Moniepoint is going after remittances with Monieworld

  Muktar Oladunmade

  16th April 2025

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  FinTech

  South Africa’s payments startup Stitch raises $55 million Series B funding

  Sakhile Dube

  15th April 2025

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  FinTech

  Digital bank Umba raises $5 million to grow vehicle and SME lending in Kenya

  Kenn Abuya

  9th April 2025