Category: Fintech
PiggyVest named Best Mobile App at Digital Jurist Awards 2024
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PiggyVest, a prominent Nigerian fintech platform, received two prestigious awards at the Digital Jurist Awards 2024 held on…
Orange and Mastercard partner to expand digital payments in Africa by 2025
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Orange Middle East and Africa has announced a strategic partnership with global payments leader Mastercard to increase access…
Moniepoint lands $110M Series C led by DPI, backed by Google
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Fintech startup Moniepoint, based in Nigeria, announced on Tuesday that it has secured $110 million in fresh capital…
South Africa’s Capitec Bank restricts crypto payments in anti-fraud effort, faces backlash
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South Africa’s Capitec Bank has implemented a policy to block electronic funds transfers (EFTs) and real-time payments directed…
How the first ever tokenised wearable technology in Somalia is shaping Africa’s financial landscape
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Premier Bank in Somalia, in partnership with Mastercard and Tappy Technologies, introduced Tap2Pay, a tokenised payment wearable solution,…
JPMorgan secures licence to open office in Kenya
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America’s banking giant JPMorgan has secured approval from the Central Bank of Kenya to open a representative office…
Access Bank customers to experience service interruption due to system upgrade
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Access Bank has announced that it will temporarily suspend operations in order to optimise its customer offers through…
GTBank announces temporary service disruption to upgrade system
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Guarantee Trust Bank (GTBank) has announced a temporary service interruption to enable its transition to a new core…
South African fintech acquires Adumo
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The payment processing company Adumo has been officially acquired by Lesaka Technologies, a fintech company listed on the…
BoI unveils mobile app to monitor food prices in Nigeria
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The Bank of Industry (BOI) has introduced a new mobile application that enables users to monitor the current…