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August 14, 2025047

Moniepoint’s new POS terminal shows the unicorn is playing a long enterprise game

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,

June 2, 20250241

Moniepoint gets approval to acquire 78% stake in Kenya’s Sumac after KopoKopo setback

The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has cleared Nigerian fintech Moniepoint to acquire a 78% stake in Sumac Microfinance Bank, paving the way for

May 22, 20250223

Moniepoint, PalmPay, OmniRetail, Paga make FT Africa’s fastest-growing companies list

Six Nigerian startups—Moniepoint, OmniRetail, PalmPay, Termii, Remedial Health, and Paga—have been listed on the Financial Times’ 2024 ranking of Afri

April 16, 20250351

How Moniepoint is going after remittances with Monieworld

Moniepoint, the Nigerian fintech unicorn, has launched Monieworld, its remittance product that allows UK residents to send money directly from a Monie

January 31, 202502165

Moniepoint mirrors Jack-Dorsey’s Square with new POS

Moniepoint is testing an all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) terminal that combines payment processing, inventory management, and transaction reconciliatio

January 31, 202501892

Moniepoint, OPay, PalmPay responded to 2024 ban with better data collection and compliance

In 2024, Nigerian fintechs faced significant regulatory pressure, including fines and a six-week ban on onboarding new users due to compliance issues

December 11, 20240938

CBN fines Moniepoint and OPay ₦1 Billion each as Nigeria tightens fintech regulation

In a continuation of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) increased scrutiny of fintech startups, two of the country’s most prominent unicorns, Moniepo

November 6, 20240882

Moniepoint taps Stanbic IBTC CFO for its microfinance bank after $110 million raise

Moniepoint, the Nigerian fintech that recently raised $110 million at a billion-dollar valuation, has appointed Bayo Olujobi as the Chief Financial Of

October 31, 20240566

Nigerian fintechs ramp up compliance hiring months after customer onboarding ban

Kuda Bank, Moniepoint, OPay, and Palmpay have responded to the central bank’s April ban by expanding their compliance and fraud monitoring teams, poac

July 16, 202401285

A profitable union: How banking agents helped OPay and Moniepoint distribute 17 million cards

Nigerian neobanks and banking agents need each other. The agents are the neobanks’ branches; they open accounts, accept deposits, process withdrawals,

July 11, 202401409

Exclusive: How a six-week freeze on customer onboarding slowed card demand for OPay and Moniepoint

In April, Nigeria’s central bank barred fintechs from onboarding new customers for six weeks. In that period, two of Nigeria’s biggest fintechs—Opay a

July 5, 20240583

Nigerian fintech startups could spend over $1 million on KYC address verification

Following important changes to Know Your Customer processes by the Central Bank, fintech startups must now physically verify the addresses of POS agen

April 29, 20240641

Exclusive: CBN directs four fintechs to stop onboarding new customers

Kuda Bank, Moniepoint, OPay and Palmpay have paused account opening for new customers following a directive from the Central Bank of Nigeria after the