Mukuru, one of Africa’s largest digital financial services platforms, has partnered with AI-powered banking platform JUMO to launch Fast Loan, a mobil
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MTN Nigeria’s fintech arm made ₦131.62 billion ($91.64 million) in the first nine months of 2025, but mostly on the back of airtime lending (Xtratime)
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Flutterwave, Africa’s largest payments infrastructure company, is betting on stablecoins to make cross-border transactions faster and cheaper through
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Nigeria’s House of Representatives, the 360-member lower chamber of the National Assembly, is considering a bill sponsored by Hon. Fuad Kayode Laguda,
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Managing business finances in Africa typically involves using scattered tools: accounting and budgeting softwares, banking and payroll apps, multiple
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Imagine backing one of Africa’s quietest giants before the crowd caught on. Today, that small company, Moniepoint, is now worth over $1 billion. Monie
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On Thursday, Raenest, a Nigeria-based cross-border remittance company that offers multicurrency accounts for freelancers and businesses, unveiled four
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Moniepoint’s London remittance bet has cost it $3.77 million since February 2024, according to UK regulatory filings. Moniepoint Group set aside $7.39
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Street Wallet, a South African cashless payment fintech, has partnered with Plush Car Wash, a popular car care brand, to introduce digital payments to
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Lendsqr, a Nigerian Lending-as-a-Service (LaaS) startup that serves banks, fintechs, and non-bank lenders, has partnered with CreditRegistry and CRC C
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Startups On Our Radar spotlights African startups solving African challenges with innovation. In our previous edition , we featured 7 game-changing st
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Fincra, a payments infrastructure provider for businesses in and beyond Africa, has partnered with Reap, a global stablecoin-enabled infrastructure pr
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When Wale Akanbi, a former CTO and co-founder of Aella, a Nigerian financial and credit solutions provider, relocated to the UK in 2021, he struggled
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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
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