Tanzanian fintech NALA has expanded into Kenya through a partnership with Equity Bank and payment utility Pesalink, targeting the country’s fast-growi
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A Kenyan High Court has ruled that fintechs should be exempt from value-added tax (VAT) on payment services, overturning an earlier tribunal decision
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In Johannesburg’s inner city, street traders turn sidewalks into shopfronts. On one side, a woman chops inhloko (cow head), her knife striking with th
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Retail investors are tapping into Nigeria’s ₦89.06 trillion stock market as apps lower barriers to entry, pushing retail trades up 88.07% month-on-mon
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In June, Leatherback, the UK-headquartered cross-border fintech once mired in fraud investigations, unveiled new executives in posters styled like Mar
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In Nigeria, the vibrant holiday season often comes with an unusual problem: wasted gift cards. A cousin in London might buy an Apple Store voucher and
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Table of contents A few years ago, I kept my savings in a regular bank account. The interest was so low it barely made a difference, and I often felt
Read MoreIn June, Leatherback, the Nigerian cross-border fintech once mired in fraud investigations, unveiled new executives in posters styled like Marvel char
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On August 7, I watched a cobalt-blue Moniepoint point-of-sale (POS) device do something it had never done before. With a few taps on the touchscreen,
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Street Wallet, a South African mobile payment fintech, has raised $350,000 (R6.2 million) in funding at a valuation of $2 million (R35.5 million). The
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Digital lenders in Nigeria now risk fines between ₦50 million and ₦100 million, or 1% of their annual turnover, for unethical conduct and other violat
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When Kemi Michael, a corporate compère, attempted to transfer money to her usual PoS agent in late 2024, the attendant had a tip for avoiding an extra
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Wabeh, a Kenyan buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) provider, has scaled back operations with a portion of its vendor network as of July 5, as part of a shift to
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It started with curiosity and a handful of conversations in the back seats of ride-hailing vehicles. “That’s where we noticed a fundamental gap in the
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South Africa’s fintech space is one of the most developed in Africa. It makes up nearly 40% of the continent’s total fintech earnings. In 2023, Disrup
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At the fifth edition of Pitch2Win on July 30, a yearly event where aspiring entrepreneurs showcase their ideas and learn from industry experts, Ridwan
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Afriex, the Lagos- and San Francisco-based money transfer startup, has expanded into Asia’s three biggest remittance markets—China, India, and Pakista
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Nigeria continues to dominate Africa’s fintech landscape in 2025, even as funding slows across much of the continent. In the first quarter alone, Nige
Read MoreTen African fintechs, including Interswitch, Moniepoint, M-KOPA, OPay, and PiggyVest, have been named among the world’s top 300 fintech companies in 2
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Stitch, the South Africa-based payments infrastructure company, has acquired Efficacy Payments, a digital payments startup with direct access to the n
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