FinTech

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  FinTech

  PalmPay rolls out Verve debit cards as Nigerian fintechs shift to local providers

  Faith Omoniyi

  27th March 2025

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  FinTech, Startups

  Paystack welcomes consumers to its ecosystem with Zap, a transfer app

  Muktar Oladunmade

  25th March 2025

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  FinTech

  Nigeria records largest global drop in cash usage as digital payments surge

  Bunmi Bailey

  19th March 2025

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  FinTech

  “Transfers will be the future”: GTCO’s HabariPay expands fintech push with new licences

  Frank Eleanya

  19th March 2025

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  FinTech

  Turaco’s bet on M-KOPA’s smartphones expands insurance reach to over 1 million customers 

  Adonijah Ndege

  18th March 2025

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  FinTech

  Nigerian lender Sycamore expands into asset management with SEC licence

  Faith Omoniyi

  17th March 2025

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  FinTech

  Kenyan digital lender Whitepath fined $2,000 for unlawful data use in second privacy violation

  Kenn Abuya

  13th March 2025

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  FinTech

  Carbon resumes issuance of debit cards in partnership with Verve

  Muktar Oladunmade

  8th March 2025

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  Mobile Money

  Safaricom’s big fix: How M-PESA cut daily reversal requests from 12,000 to 4,000

  Kenn Abuya

  4th March 2025

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  FinTech

  Nigeria has been courting Flutterwave to list on the NGX since 2023. Can it afford the fintech?

  Muktar Oladunmade

  26th February 2025

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  FinTech, News, People

  Ex-Kuda executive sues over gender discrimination, wrongful termination allegations

  Ngozi Chukwu

  19th February 2025

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  FinTech

  NIBSS bets on QR codes as a cash alternative for small-value payments

  Muktar Oladunmade

  10th February 2025

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  Banking, Companies, FinTech, Regulation

  Safaricom, Kenyan commercial banks propose Pesalink for national payments overhaul 

  Adonijah Ndege

  4th February 2025

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  Mobile Money

  COMESA investigates Airtel, MTN over hidden mobile money fees

  Adonijah Ndege

  3rd February 2025

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  Ecommerce, FinTech, Products

  Moniepoint mirrors Jack-Dorsey’s Square with new POS

  Ngozi Chukwu

  31st January 2025

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  Exclusive, FinTech, Startups

  Moniepoint, OPay, PalmPay responded to 2024 ban with better data collection and compliance

  Muktar Oladunmade

  31st January 2025

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  Mobile Money

  Airtel Money eats into M-PESA’s dominance in Kenya, doubling market share to 7.6%

  Kenn Abuya

  28th January 2025

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  FinTech

  South African fintech Stitch acquires ExiPay to expand into in-person payments

  Emmanuel Nwosu

  27th January 2025

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  Companies, Exclusive, FinTech, Regulation

  Safaricom’s M-Pesa to join Pesalink as Central Bank plans new payment system

  Adonijah Ndege

  20th January 2025

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  FinTech

  YC-backed Waza launches Lync, an alternative to Mercury for African startups after $8m raise

  Emmanuel Nwosu

  20th January 2025

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  Companies, Mobile Money

  The most popular payment methods in Kenya 2024: Cash is king but M-Pesa remains huge

  Adonijah Ndege

  18th December 2024

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  Exclusive, FinTech, News

  CBN fines Moniepoint and OPay ₦1 Billion each as Nigeria tightens fintech regulation

  Ngozi Chukwu

  10th December 2024

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  FinTech, Funding, News

  Visa invests in Orda, Oze, WorkPay, and OkHi to boost African financial inclusion

  Ngozi Chukwu

  7th November 2024

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  Exclusive, FinTech

  Moniepoint taps Stanbic IBTC CFO for its microfinance bank after $110 million raise

  Ngozi Chukwu

  6th November 2024

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  FinTech, News

  MTN Nigeria to obtain two additional payment licences for MoMo PSB

  Frank Eleanya

  5th November 2024

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  FinTech, Startups

  Nigerian fintechs ramp up compliance hiring months after customer onboarding ban

  Muktar Oladunmade

  31st October 2024

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  FinTech, News

  YC-backed Bamboo expands to Canada with remittance product

  Towobola Bambgose

  31st October 2024

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  Companies, FinTech, News

  M-KOPA appoints former Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri as new board chairman

  Adonijah Ndege

  14th October 2024

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  Exclusive, FinTech, News

  Fintech startup Lendsqr is launching ₦1 billion working capital for lenders

  Ngozi Chukwu

  14th October 2024

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  FinTech, Moonshot Conversations

  Interoperability critical to the future of payment solutions in Africa 

  Adonijah Ndege

  10th October 2024

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  FinTech, Mobile Money

  Kenyan parliament pushes for Safaricom, M-PESA split

  Kenn Abuya

  8th October 2024

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  Banking, Cryptocurrency, FinTech, News

  Banks and fintechs remain wary of Crypto despite new licences

  Ngozi Chukwu

  3rd September 2024

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  Exclusive, FinTech, News

  Exclusive: TymeBank to launch in Indonesia as it continues Southeast Asia focus

  Ephraim Modise

  23rd August 2024

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  FinTech

  Zone, NIBSS partner to use blockchain to record POS payments

  Emmanuel Nwosu

  20th August 2024

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  FinTech

  PrivPay shutdown after Safaricom cut API access over compliance violations

  Kenn Abuya

  13th August 2024

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  Banking, FinTech, News

  Kuda, the Target Global-backed challenger bank, tripled revenue to $22 million in 2022

  Ganiu Oloruntade

  6th August 2024

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  Ecommerce, FinTech, News

  Jumia hires ex-PalmPay manager, Anthony Mbagwu, to head its Nigerian fintech subsidiary

  Ngozi Chukwu

  31st July 2024

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  Banking, Exclusive, FinTech, News

  Raenest, Leatherback, Vesti, and Graph pitch themselves to African founders as Mercury alternatives

  Ngozi Chukwu

  29th July 2024

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  FinTech, News

  Flutterwave, Kuda, Piggyvest named CNBC’s Top 250 Fintech Companies

  Ngozi Chukwu

  17th July 2024

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  Exclusive, FinTech, News

  Exclusive: How a six-week freeze on customer onboarding slowed card demand for OPay and Moniepoint

  Muktar Oladunmade

  11th July 2024