Verve International, a leading payments card brand under the Interswitch Group, has set a bold target to issue 100 million cards by 2026, up from the current 85 million cards …
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Africa’s Fintech Revolution Changing How People Access Money
Africa is witnessing a major financial revolution that is changing how millions of people save, borrow, and spend money. This change is driven by financial technology, popularly called fintech, which …
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Kenya Tops Africa in Digital Farm Payments as Mobile Money Reshapes Rural Finance
Kenya has emerged as the clear leader in Africa for digital agricultural payments, outpacing regional and global averages by a wide margin. According to fresh figures from the World Bank’s …
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UBA’s AI Chatbot LEO Now Facilitates Cross-Border Payments in Africa
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, one of the continent’s biggest financial institutions, has announced that its Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot, LEO, is now capable of performing cross-border payment transactions. …
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Five Nigerian Fintechs Make CNBC’s 2025 List of World’s Top 300 Fintech Companies
Five Nigerian financial technology companies, PalmPay, Moniepoint, OPay, Piggyvest, and Interswitch, have been listed among the top 300 fintech companies in the world for 2025. The ranking was published by …
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How Fintech Infrastructure is Powering the Modern Trading Industry
The financial technology industry, commonly known as fintech, emerged in its current form in the late 1990s and early 2000s. However, the roots of fintech can be traced back to …
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Prime Startups Reaffirms Commitment to Scaling African Innovation
A Lagos-based technology firm, Prime Startups, has reiterated its dedication to turning innovative ideas into commercially successful businesses. The company said its focus is not just on nurturing bright startup …
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Transactpay Launches ₦20 Million Grant to Support Young Nigerian Entrepreneurs
A Nigerian fintech company, Transactworld Digital, has launched a new ₦20 million business grant to support young entrepreneurs and small businesses across the country. The initiative, called the Transactpay Thrive …
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PalmPay Launches In-App Insurance Services to Boost Financial
PalmPay, one of Africa’s leading digital banking platforms, has announced new strategic partnerships with top insurance providers in a move to introduce simplified and affordable insurance products directly within its …
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Jumia Technologies, one of Africa’s most well-known e-commerce companies, is reportedly attracting acquisition interest from Mauritius-based telecom and fintech giant, Axian Telecom, as the online retailer struggles with deepening financial …