Fintech Software Providers has said it rebranded to ‘Zone’, a regulated blockchain payment infrastructure company. A statement by the company said Zone will enable payments and the acceptance of digital …
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Fintech emerging as Africa’s most vibrant sector
Fintech startups in Africa grew 81% in 2021, with South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya emerging as key hubs on the continent, this is according to study by Mastercard on the …
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Ecobank Group announces six finalists for the fintech challenge
Ecobank Group has announced six finalists for the fifth edition of its fintech challenge. The finalists come from the Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, South Africa and Togo. The …
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Absa Bank and MasterCard Foundation to grant ¢2.5m to Fintech/Agritech Startups
Absa Bank Ghana has announced a ¢2.5 million grant to support businesses in the Fintech and Agritech industry. The initiative is part of the Absa Young Africa Works programme, in …
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Chipper Cash gets Bank of Ghana approval for US remittances
Chipper Cash, an African cross-border payments company, has received authorization from the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to provide remittance services from the United States of America to the country. The …
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Flutterwave adds Google Pay as payment option on its platform
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading fintech company, today announced Google Pay, a mobile payment service, developed by Google, as a payment method on Flutterwave’s platform. As part of this collaboration, Google Pay will …
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Flutterwave enables eNaira collections for one million merchants
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, today announced that over 1,000,000 merchants can now accept eNaira payments from their customers on their platform. This follows the 3.0 product announcement event …
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Arca adopts ThetaRay AI tech to monitor transactions
ThetaRay, a leading provider of AI-powered transaction monitoring technology, has announced that ARCA, a premier African payment services provider, will implement ThetaRay’s advanced SONAR SaaS anti-money laundering (AML) sanctions list screening …
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Be Mobile, a new no-fee bank launches in South Africa
Be Mobile Africa, a low to no-fee banking product provider has announced its official launch in South Africa. The Canadian-based “neobank” offers several benefits for South Africans, including no monthly …
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Risevest CEO steps down on allegations of sexual misconduct
Founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Risevest, a Nigerian stock investment app, Eke Urum, has stepped down due to an ongoing investigation into sexual and non-sexual impropriety allegations against him. …