Category: Fintech
BCP partners with Visa to transform Africa’s payment ecosystem
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Visa International and BCP International (BCPI), a division of the pan-African Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) Group, have formed…
Tanzania eliminates charges at POS terminals to promote digital payments
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All merchant POS terminal fees for card payments nationwide have been eliminated by the Bank of Tanzania as…
Busha leverages Plume Network’s DeFi protocol to offer competitive yields to Nigerian users
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Plume Network and Busha, Nigeria’s first SEC-licensed digital asset exchange and top stablecoin on-ramp, announced a strategic partnership…
PlanetTalk simplifies international money transfers for Nigerians
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PlanetTalk, a subsidiary of Wavecrest Networks Limited, announced today a major update to its app aimed at making…
Mastercard, Dgpays partner to expand digital payment usage for businesses, consumers
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Mastercard and Dgpays, a prominent fintech company, have established a strategic agreement aimed at expanding the usage of…
Zambia to end use of bank cheques with new payment transition plan
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The Bank of Zambia has notified the general public and business community that, effective June 24, 2026, cheques…
CBN opens temporary FX window for BDCs, limits purchases to $25,000 weekly
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Bureau de Change (BDC) operators have been temporarily authorised by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to buy…
Fresh crisis erupts between Genghis Capital and Safaricom over M-Pesa-backed unit trusts
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A fresh crisis is looming between investment bank Genghis Capital and Safaricom regarding M-Pesa-backed unit trusts, following a…
Traddify introduces payment solutions to simplify cross-border transactions
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Global remittance platform Traddify has launched improved payment solutions with new features in Nigeria to make cross-border money…
Paymob introduces Apple Pay integration, advancing Egypt’s digital payments landscape
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Paymob, a leading fintech innovator in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region, has launched Apple Pay acceptance…
