Fintech
Global: Barbados Set to Launch BiMPay Instant Payment System in March 2026
The Central Bank of Barbados has announced the rollout of its new national instant payment system, BiMPay, marking a major step forward in ...
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Global: ECB Advances Plan to Connect TIPS with India’s UPI and Nexus Global Payment Systems
The European Central Bank (ECB) has begun work to interlink the Eurosystem’s Target Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS) platform with India’s Unified Payments Interface ...
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Nigeria: PalmPay urges Nigerians to safeguard digital accounts
PalmPay Nigeria on Tuesday carried out a sensitisation 7km walk across major streets of Kano metropolis to educate residents on online fraud and ...
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Global: SBS adds Wero digital wallet support to open banking platform
Launched to harness the potential of account-to-account (A2A) payments to help European banks take on the might of Visa and Mastercard, the EPI’s ...
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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 ...