The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is conducting a review on the activities of Flutterwave in the country. This is coming after the Central Bank of Kenya ordered banks and microfinance …
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eTranzact grows profit before tax by 128.7%
eTranzact International Plc posted a profit before tax (PBT) of N536.4 million for the 2021 financial year. The figure is 128.66 per cent improvement from the N1.87 billion loss recorded …
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MoMo wallets records N2.4 active wallet, in less than two months
MoMo, MTN’s Payment Service Bank, has recorded 4.2 million wallets with 2.4 million being actively used in less than two months of its launch. The company disclosed this in its financial result …
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Central Bank of Kenya orders Banks to close Flutterwave and Chipper Cash accounts
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has directed banks and microfinance institutions to seize dealing with payments technology firms Flutterwave and Chipper Cash. In a letter to chief executives, the …
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Sudo Africa appoints Farida Kabir as Group Head of Growth
Sudo Africa, Nigerian fintech has appointed Farida Kabir as its new Head of Growth. Sudo Africa, which was launched in 2020, provides a card-issuing API to businesses and developers. Founded by Aminu …
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Bizao, a fintech company present in over 10 African countries, has announced an €8 million Series A funding round. The company hopes to accelerate its geographical footprint across the continent …
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Payment technology and card business, Verve International has welcomed its first francophone e-commerce and merchant aggregator, CinetPay into the Verve ecosystem. CinetPay, the Ivorian-based FinTech provides online and Point-of-Sale (POS) …
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Ping Express convicted in the US after $160 million sent to Nigeria
The Executives of a United States fintech company, Ping Express, have pleaded guilty to breaching money laundering rules after sending $167 million to Africa unchecked in less than 3 years. …
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Flutterwave to shut down virtual dollar card service from July 17, 2022
Fintech company, Flutterwave, has said it will be shutting down its virtual dollar card service also known as Barter card, effective from July 17, 2022. The company disclosed this in …
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Africa’s fintech giant Flutterwave accused of ‘money laundring’ as Kenyan court freezes bank accounts.
A Kenyan High Court has frozen the account of Flutterwave accusing Africa’s biggest fintech firm of money laundering. The Nigerian firm is one of seven entities suspected to have been …