Innovation
SA: Standard Bank launches EasyScan mobile payments for Pick n Pay shoppers in South Africa
South Africa-based Standard Bank and Pick n Pay have announced EasyScan, a new service that lets PnP customers pay for their shopping using the bank’s app. The ...
Global
MoneyGram partners Stellar Lumens to launch USDC settlement
Traditional cross-border payments giant, MoneyGram is working with the Stellar blockchain network to create instant money transfers using the second most capitalized stablecoin, ...
Innovation
Uganda launches $3.8 million e-Government platform
The Uganda government, through the National Information and Technology Authority (NITA-U), has launched a $3.8m automated digital platform that will integrate all government ...
Innovation
Tanzania: Crdb Bank Receives 700 Customers Feedback Online
CRDB Bank has real-time capitalised on its digital platform to receive customer opinions in an easy way and work on them in order ...
Ghana
Ghana: Improved SIM Ecosystem Will Facilitate Ghana’s Economic Transformation-NCA
The Director-General of the National Communications Authority (NCA), Joe Anokye, says he’s confident the ongoing SIM Card registration exercise will become a cornerstone ...
Africa
Airtel Money partners with Flutterwave to enhance payment and transaction options for Eastern African businesses
Airtel Money has announced a partnership with leading African payments company, Flutterwave to expand Airtel Money’s services to businesses across Eastern Africa. Through ...
Global
KPMG launches Customer Due Diligence platform
KPMG, a Canada-based accounting company, has launched a cloud-based platform KPMG Smart Customer Due Diligence (CDD), that optimises CDD business operations. CDD and ...
Africa
East Africa: E-Commerce Platform to Ease Regional Trade
The Comesa Federation of Women in Business and the African e-Trade Group (Ae-Trade) have launched an online platform Sokokuu for traders in the ...
Global
Hong Kong exploring CBDC as part of fintech strategy
A new study from Hong Kong regulators is expected to present initial thoughts and findings on CBDCs during the summer of 2022. On ...
Africa
Interswitch and Interstellar Inc. Enter Strategic Partnership to Develop Blockchain-powered Infrastructure Services and Solutions.
The Interswitch Group (“Interswitch”), Africa’s leading Integrated Payments and Digital Commerce Solutions company, and Interstellar Inc.(“Interstellar”), an Enterprise Blockchain Infrastructure Services Company, are ...