uKheshe
Fintech Investment Payment

South Africa Fintech Startup uKheshe Raises $500k Investment

uKheshe, a South African fintech startup, has raised $500 000 in seed funding from FiTech Ventures and Ocean on 76. Ukheshe’s

TechAdvance
Acquisition Africa Business Fintech Investment Payment

Nigeria’s TechAdvance Raises $1m Investment From Lamar Holdings to Drive Expansion

TechAdvance, a Nigerian fintech company, has raised $1m from Lamar Holding, the Bahrain-based energy investment company to drive expansion into

OPay
Fintech Interview

It is a Bad Thing When You Don’t Have Competition Says Country Manager of OPay

For more than 10 years, PayCom has been working in Nigeria, focusing on mobile payments. A recapitalisation policy by Nigeria’s

DPO Group
Acquisition Africa Business Entrepreneurship Fintech Payment Technology

Kenya’s DPO Group Acquires South Africa’s PayFast

DPO Group (Direct Pay Online), the leading African Payment Service Provider (PSP) has announced its acquisition of PayFast, one of

Union Bank
Banking Edtech Fintech Funding Innovation Social Entrepreneurship Technology

Union Bank Launches N5m EdTech Challenge

As part of efforts to promote innovation in the education sector, Union Bank of Nigeria Plc has announced the launch

Flutterwave
Africa Fintech Partnership Payment Startup Technology

Flutterwave Gives African Merchants Access to 1 Billion Potential Customers Via Partnership With Alipay

Africa-focused fintech company, Flutterwave has partnered with Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba through Alipay in order to give African merchants access

Migo
Africa Business Fintech Messaging Payment

Cassava Fintech to Launch Social Payments Platform Dubbed Sasai

Cassava Fintech International (CFI) has announced the launch of Africa’s first integrated Social Payments platform, Sasai. The platform, which will

World Remit
Africa Digital Fintech Partnership Payment

WorldRemit Partners MFS Africa to Launch New Mobile-to-Mobile Services in 5 African Countries

WorldRemit, a leading digital money transfer service, continues its rapid expansion in Africa, launching new international mobile money services through

Open Banking Nigeria
Banking Fintech Partnership Payment Technology

EY Partners Open Banking Nigeria to Develop a Standard API For Fintech Industry

Ernst & Young (EY),  a global multinational professional service firm has finalised arrangements with Open Banking Nigeria,  to develop a

interswitch
Africa Business Fintech Payment

Interswitch Plans to List its Shares in Lagos & London As it Hires JPMorgan for IPO

Interswitch, a Nigeria-based payments firm, has hired advisers to revive plans for a stock-market listing in London and Lagos later