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Global: ACI Worldwide acquires A2A fintech Payment Components
ACI will integrate Payment Components technology into ACI Connetic, integrating account-to-account (A2A) payments, card processing, and AI-based fraud prevention within a single, unified ...
Africa
Africa: Moniepoint Secures Additional $90 Million to Complete $200 Million Series C as Visa and Google Deepen African Fintech Investments
Moniepoint has closed an additional $90 million in funding to complete its Series C round, bringing the total to $200 million following an ...
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Global: Sierra Central Credit Union Teams Up with Lumin Digital to Advance Digital Banking Transformation
Sierra Central Credit Union, a trusted financial institution serving Northern California, has entered a strategic partnership with Lumin Digital to enhance its digital ...
Egypt
Egypt: Money Fellows Crosses 8 Million Users, Processes $1.5 Billion as It Expands Egypt’s Fintech Frontier
Egyptian fintech innovator Money Fellows has reached a significant milestone, surpassing 8 million users and processing more than $1.5 billion in transactions, underscoring ...
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Global: American Fintech Council calls on CFPB to prohibit open banking data access fees
In the wake of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s decision to ditch its open banking rule, the American Fintech Council (AFC) has called ...
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Nigeria: Moniepoint raises $90 million to complete $200 million Series C round
Moniepoint, one of Nigeria’s most prominent fintechs, has raised an additional $90 million to complete its Series C round, one year after achieving ...
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Kenyan Fintech Jahazii Secures $400,000 Pre-seed Funding to Formalise Africa’s Informal Workforce
Kenyan fintech startup Jahazii has raised $400,000 in pre-seed funding to advance its mission of formalising Africa’s vast informal workforce and improving financial ...
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Nigeria: OPay Dominates 2025 BAFI Awards with Three Major Wins
Nigeria’s leading financial technology company, OPay, has reinforced its position as an industry trailblazer after emerging as the only fintech firm to win ...
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SmartSearch and Iress Integrate to Streamline AML Compliance for Financial Advisers
SmartSearch, the UK’s leading provider of digital anti-money laundering (AML) and compliance solutions, is pleased to announce an integration with Iress, a market-leading ...
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Kenya’s Mobile Money Penetration Hits 91%, Cementing Global Fintech Leadership
Kenya has reaffirmed its status as a global trailblazer in digital finance, with mobile money penetration reaching an unprecedented 91% by June 2025, ...