Category: Fintech
KaiOS, Mastercard boosting digital payments in Africa
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KaiOS, a prominent operating system for affordable devices, partnered with Mastercard to offer electronic payment options. Mastercard and…
Nigerian Fintech Festival hosts inaugural edition in Lagos
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The maiden Nigerian Fintech Festival is scheduled for September 26, 2024, at Oriental Hotel, Lagos. Under the theme…
Safaricom partners with Mastercard to expand payment services
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Thanks to a partnership between Safaricom and Mastercard, over 636,000 Kenyan retailers will now accept payments and receive…
Absa Group announces winners of its 2024 Technology Hackathon
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Absa Group has revealed the winners of its 2024 Technology Hackathon, which ignited engagement and fueled innovation across…
Lupiya and Network International partner to launch e-commerce enabled debit card in MEA
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Zambian neobank Lupiya has announced a new partnership with Network International, a leading enabler of digital commerce across…
Happy Pay secures R32 million pre-seed funding to boost growth in South Africa’s BNPL sector
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South African fintech startup Happy Pay has raised R32 million ($1.8 million) in pre-seed funding to scale its…
CBN instructs payment service providers to start tracking PoS transactions
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) requires all Payment Service Providers to route all electronic or physical transactions…
Chipper Cash expands operations with Ghanaian brokerage license
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The Ghana Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given Chipper Cash a broker-dealer licence. Chipper Cash is famous…
Nigerian fintech giant Risevest enters Kenyan market
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Risevest, a Nigerian investment business, acquired Kenya’s Hisa stock trading platform to strengthen its fintech foothold in Africa.…
Opay, others to charge N50 levy on electronic money transfers in Nigeria
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Nigerian fintech companies like OPay, Moniepoint, and PalmPay will charge N50 for electronic payments of N10,000 or more…
