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Nigeria: PalmPay, NDPC deepen collaboration on data privacy protection
PalmPay has strengthened its commitment to responsible data governance and customer information security through a specialised two-day data protection workshop for employees and ...
Africa
Africa: Paga expands infrastructure play with tokenised investment offering
Paga, one of Africa’s longest-standing fintech companies, is strengthening its wealth management ambitions through a new partnership with blockchain infrastructure startup TBook, enabling ...
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Nigeria: Abbey Mortgage Bank Deepens Financial Inclusion Push Through Digital Expansion
Abbey Mortgage Bank Plc has unveiled plans to accelerate its digital transformation and deepen financial inclusion across Nigeria following the successful conclusion of ...
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Global: Mastercard Joins TIPS Pilot to Advance Instant Cross-Currency Payments
Mastercard has joined a cross-currency instant payments pilot led by the central banks of Denmark and Sweden, marking a major step toward enabling ...
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Nigeria: Payaza Secures Dual Credit Rating Upgrades, Strengthening Market Confidence
Payaza Africa Limited has recorded a significant boost to its market credibility following dual credit rating upgrades from leading assessment firms, underscoring its ...
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Global: Visa joins Tempo blockchain as validator, advancing stablecoin payments infrastructure
Visa has expanded its footprint in digital assets by launching a validator node on the Tempo blockchain, joining Stripe and Zodia Custody (backed ...
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Global: AI Fintech Startup Round Secures $6 Million to Advance Finance Automation
AI-driven fintech startup Round has raised $6 million in Seed funding to accelerate the automation of treasury operations, payments, and payroll, marking a ...
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Global: AP+ Divests Beem App to Bolt Group in Strategic Refocus on Core Infrastructure
Australian Payments Plus (AP+) has agreed to divest its consumer payments application, Beem, to local fintech firm Bolt Group, marking a strategic shift ...
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Ghanaian Fintech WeWire Secures Bank of Canada PSP Licence
WeWire, a cross-border payments company founded by two Ghanaian entrepreneurs, has secured registration as a Payment Service Provider (PSP) with the Bank of ...
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Nigeria: CBN Grants Flutterwave Banking Licence as Fintech Payments Surpass $40bn
Flutterwave has received regulatory approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to operate banking services, marking a significant step in its evolution ...