Fintech
Building a Digital Bridge to Financial Inclusion in SA’s Informal Sector
The South African informal sector is a vibrant thread, pulsating with entrepreneurial energy. Valued at almost $10 billion annually and representing 17%...
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Unified Payments, First to Achieve 3DSD2.2 certification for New Payment Options
Unified Payments, Nigeria’s premier financial technology service provider, has successfully launched its new e-commerce gateway services built on the new...
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Kippa Plans December Layoffs Amid Closure of KippaPay Service
Following the scheduled suspension of its offline payments platform, KippaPay, Nigerian fintech firm Kippa has stated that it will let...
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Data Protection and Information Security in Africa’s Fintech Sector | by Oluwatoyin Fakorede
The rapid digitalization of financial services in Africa has led to an explosion in fintech adoption. Payment companies are playing...
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Four Signs Your Fintech App is Under Cyber Attack
In the financial world, the buzzword of the day is Fintech. The year 2020 witnessed a seismic shift in the...
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Fintrak Brings “Fintrak Credit 360”, an AI-Powered Credit Management Software across Multiple African Markets
Fintrak Software Limited, a financial technology (Fintech) firm headquartered in Lagos, has set a new benchmark in the African financial...
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Nigerian Blockchain Startup Coinazer Expands to Brazil as it Clocks 5k Customers
Nigerian cryptocurrency firm Coinazer, which has already served 5,000 users, and processed transactions totaling over $3.8 million, has expanded to...
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From Contactless Payment, Blockchain, Digital Commerce to Open Banking – Highlights of LIIT Payment & Commerce Conference 2023
Report by OLIVIA NNOROM The much publicised Future of Payments and Commerce Conference 2023, organised by the Loveworld Institute of...
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Microsoft, Flutterwave Seal Five-year Technology Partnership to Power Payment Innovation in Africa
Microsoft has announced a five-year strategic technology partnership with Flutterwave. Through the new collaboration, Flutterwave will build its next generation...
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TymeBank Crosses 8 Million Customer Milestone
TymeBank, a South African digital bank, has marked a significant achievement by reaching eight million customers as of October 6,...
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Smartcash PSB Partners Thunes to introduce Remittances in Naira
Smartcash Payment Service Bank Limited (Smartcash PSB) has partnered with Thunes, a cross-border payments infrastructure provider, to power international remittances...
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Interswitch TechConnect Spotlights Digital Payments Innovation in Microfinance Banking
Interswitch, one of Africa’s leading integrated payments and digital commerce companies, recently hosted the Port-Harcourt edition of its TechConnect event,...
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Moniepoint makes the CB Insights’ Fintech 100 List
For the second year in a row, Africa's leading digital financial services provider, Moniepoint Inc, has announced its listing in...
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Digital Ad Payments Can be Complex, But They Don’t Have To Be
Writer: STEPHEN NEWTON, Managing Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, Aleph Group Inc. While paying for digital advertising placements has gotten a...
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Chimoney’s Monumental Partnership with Interledger Foundation to Foster Financial Inclusion
Chimoney, the Techstars-backed global payout infrastructure, and API connecting multiple payment rails, has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the...
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