Africa
Payaza Africa Appoints Frank Anwelle as Country Manager for Liberia and Sierra Leone to Drive Growth and Financial Inclusion
Payaza Africa, a leading fintech innovator revolutionizing international payments and SME financial solutions, has appointed Frank Anwelle as Country Manager for Liberia and ...
Africa
Africa: Network International Partners with Airtel Money to Advance Digital Payments Across Africa
Network International, a prominent digital commerce facilitator in the Middle East and Africa (MEA), has joined forces with Airtel Money, the mobile financial ...
Fintech
Airtel Africa and Mastercard Introduce Virtual Payment Card to Expand Global Transactions
Airtel Africa has joined forces with Mastercard to launch the “Airtel Money GlobalPay Card”, a virtual payment solution designed to enhance digital transactions ...
Fintech
Brass Gears Up for Q1 2025 Relaunch Following Paystack-Led Acquisition
Nigerian fintech startup Brass is preparing for a public relaunch in early 2025 after undergoing significant restructuring following its acquisition. Brass, which provides ...
Fintech
Grain Secures $50M to Advance AI-Driven FX Optimisation and Hedging Platform
Grain, a fintech startup leveraging artificial intelligence to optimise foreign exchange (FX) transactions and hedging, has raised over $50 million to scale its ...
Africa
LoftyInc Capital Secures $43M to Propel Growth of African Startups Beyond Early-Stage Funding
LoftyInc Capital, a leading early-stage investor in Africa, has successfully raised $43 million in the first close of its third fund, LoftyInc Alpha. ...
Fintech
Bank of Israel Reveals Potential Digital Shekel Design for Public Consultation
The Bank of Israel has unveiled a high-level design for a potential digital shekel (DS) and is inviting public feedback on its proposed ...
Fintech
Namibia Evaluates CBDC for Cross-Border Payments and Financial Inclusion
Namibia is actively exploring the potential introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) to enhance cross-border payments and expand financial inclusion. The ...
Fintech
Nigeria to Roll Out Treasury Management & Revenue Assurance System (TMRAS) for Enhanced Revenue Collection
The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) is set to launch the Treasury Management & Revenue Assurance System (TMRAS), a new digital platform aimed ...
Fintech
Nigeria: Moniepoint Partners with Afrigopay to Expand Contactless Payments and Distribute 5 Million AfriGO Cards
Moniepoint Inc., a leading Nigerian fintech company, has partnered with Afrigopay Financial Services Limited (AFSL) to introduce tap-to-pay solutions and distribute 5 million ...
