Africa
Africa: MTN to Spin Off Fintech Units Amid Mastercard Investment in Digital Expansion
MTN Group Ltd. is set to separate its financial technology divisions in Ghana, Nigeria, and Uganda within the first half of the year, ...
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Global: Mastercard and ICBA Payments Partner to Modernize Community Bank Card Programs.
Mastercard has joined forces with ICBA Payments, the payments subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), to enhance community bank card ...
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Global: Berlin WealthTech NAO Expands Seed Funding to €4.5 Million
Berlin-based WealthTech startup NAO has secured an additional €1 million in a second closing of its Seed financing round, bringing total funding to ...
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Global: Visa Partners with Australian Banks to Streamline B2B Payments
Visa has partnered with four of Australia’s leading banks—ANZ, NAB, HSBC, and Westpac—to enhance business-to-business (B2B) payments through the introduction of Visa B2B ...
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Global: Mastercard Partners with Jack Henry to Accelerate Digital Money Transfers
Mastercard has partnered with Jack Henry to integrate its money transfer solutions into the Jack Henry Rapid Transfers service, enabling near-real-time digital payments ...
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Kenya: KCB Bank Introduces Kenya’s First Platinum Multi-Currency Prepaid Card in Partnership with Compass Plus Technologies
KCB Bank Kenya has launched the country’s first platinum multi-currency prepaid card, developed in collaboration with Compass Plus Technologies, marking a significant advancement ...
Africa
Africa: PayAngel Secures Regulatory Milestone to Accelerate African Expansion
PayAngel, a leading remittance and payments provider, has strengthened its growth trajectory by securing an Enhanced Payment Service Provider (PSP) license from the ...
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Ghana’s President John Mahama Endorses Solana for Africa’s Fintech Growth
At the African Prosperity Dialogues Summit in Accra, Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama expressed strong support for Solana, highlighting its potential to advance ...
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Nigeria: Flutterwave Partners with SMEDAN to Enhance Digital Payments for Nigerian MSMEs
African fintech leader Flutterwave has partnered with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) to provide micro, small, and medium ...
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Global: ABN Amro-Owned Neobroker BUX Fined €1.6M for Inducement Violations
BUX, the European neobroker owned by ABN Amro, has been fined €1.6 million by Dutch regulators for compensating financial influencers (finfluencers), existing customers, ...