Flutterwave has secured a Nigerian banking license, allowing it to hold customer funds and deposits directly. The move…
Africa
Paymentology has partnered with Bank Zero to support access to digital banking in South Africa. As Bank Zero’s…
Afreximbank has launched the first cohort of its “Afreximbank Accelerator Programme,” bringing together eight startups from across Africa…
GoTyme Bank and BPC, a global provider of payment solutions, are marking a decade-long partnership that has supported…
Vodafone Egypt has partnered with TapTap Send, an international remittance platform, to enable instant transfers from over 30…
Rwanda has officially launched the Rwanda Fintech Centre during Inclusive Fintech Forum 2026, introducing a new platform intended…
Network International and ADCB Egypt, part of the Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Group, have launched FICO Falcon Fraud…
Mambu has partnered with Nyla, Africa’s first Islamic neobank, to provide the core infrastructure for its Shari’ah-compliant digital…
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and the National Bank of Rwanda (NBR) have signed a MoU to…
Paymentology has partnered with Chikwama Pay, a pan-African neobank, to provide integrated payment processing for Africa’s first WhatsApp-based…
Fawry has activated its partnership with Erada Finance, a microfinance and SME-focused company, to streamline the financing process…
Network International has enabled Apple Pay acceptance for four Egyptian banks by providing card tokenisation for Apple smartphones,…
The National Bank of Rwanda (NBR) has completed a five-month proof of concept (PoC) for a potential central…
The African Development Bank Group and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched the AI 10 Billion…
Over the past decade, Zambia has experienced a rapid expansion of fintech companies and the adoption of digital…
ZAR Universal (ZARU), an institutional-grade stablecoin pegged to the South African Rand (ZAR), has launched aiming to modernise…
Emirates has launched a split-payment solution for customers in Kenya through its partnership with Cellulant, a payments technology…
Yango, the food delivery and taxi service operated by Yango Group, has partnered with African payments company Flutterwave…
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…