The Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Mr Oliver Alawuba, has described the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) as Africa’s strategic response …
Shiga Digital, a blockchain-based fintech company, has introduced its brand-new mobile apps for Android and iOS users, a move aimed at making digital financial services easier for businesses and individuals …
Chipper Cash, in partnership with Western Union and Zoona Transactions Zambia Limited, has launched a new international money transfer service that is now live inside the Chipper Cash mobile app. …
Kayode Opeyemi, a former consultant with KPMG and now a respected expert in financial technology and risk management, has shared deep insights into how Nigerian startups are dealing with compliance …
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has released new operational guidelines for Insurtech companies in Nigeria, in a move aimed at improving innovation, protecting consumers, and growing digital insurance in the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …