Yango, the food delivery and taxi service operated by Yango Group, has partnered with African payments company Flutterwave…
Africa
Emirates NBD – Egypt has introduced Apple Pay, enabling customers to make payments without physically handling cards, touching…
Egypt has launched its first “Startup Charter” following over a year of consultations with 15 national entities and…
Finpace has announced Halcyon, an AI solution delivered alongside the Finpace core banking platform to help financial institutions…
JUMO, a banking technology company providing data-driven financial infrastructure across Africa, has appointed Paul Whelpton as CEO. Whelpton…
LoftyInc Capital, a pan-African venture capital firm, has co-led a US$4 million oversubscribed seed round in Moroccon fintech…
Ooredoo Fintech, a digital financial services provider operating across the MENA region, has received approval from the Central…
eNovate, a subsidiary of eFinance Investment Group, and Cobi, a UAE-based AI-native customer intelligence platform, have integrated Cobi’s…
EthSwitch, Ethiopia’s national switch owned by public and private banks together with the National Bank of Ethiopia, has…
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has introduced a digital platform for regulatory reporting. This marks the first phase…
Fintech in North Africa is rapidly evolving, driven by a combination of youthful, digitally savvy demographics, growing mobile…
In 2025, Morocco accelerated its fintech agenda, introducing new incentives and support mechanisms designed to attract foreign talent,…
Africa’s mobile-money ecosystem is one of the most dynamic fintech landscapes in the world. At its core are…
South African digital lender TymeBank has officially rebranded as GoTyme Bank, aligning its local operations with the branding…
The African retail landscape is undergoing a dramatic transformation. As a business scales and the payment ecosystem becomes…
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has launched a contactless electronic payment acceptance service for smart devices, including…
Uber has officially ceased operations in Tanzania as of 30 January, ending its ride-hailing services in the country.…
Beltone Venture Capital has made an equity investment in Yakeey as part of the startup’s US$15 million Series…
Careem Pay has expanded its remittance services with mobile wallet transfers to Egypt, cash pickup in Lebanon, and…
Network International has entered a strategic processing agreement with Saudi Sudanese Bank. The partnership will provide the bank…