Payment Regulation Telecom

Airtel, MTN Receive Approval in Principle to Operate Payment Service Banks

MTN Nigeria and Airtel Africa Plc have received approval in principle to operate a payment service banks (PSB) in the

Asante
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Asante Closes $7.5m Series A Funding to Close the Gap in MSME Lending in Africa

Asante Financial Services, an Africa-focused fintech, has raised Series A investment to scale its credit offerings to the underserved segment of

Wave
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Senegal-based Wave Becomes Francophone Africa 1st Unicorn After Raising $200m Funding

Wave, the U.S., and Senegal-based mobile money startup, has become the first unicorn in francophone Africa after raising $200 million

Fintech Partnership Payment

Ukheshe Technologies and dzcard Announce Partnership to Expand Digital Payment Solutions in Asia Pacific

Ukheshe Technologies, the leading fintech enablement partner, has announced a new partnership with global next-generation card solutions and digital security company, dzcard.  The

pawaPay
Funding Investment Payment Venture Capital

African Payments Startup, pawaPay Closes $9m Seed Funding

African payments startup, pawaPay, has secured a $9m Seed raise round co-led by MSA and UK-based investment fund 88mph, with

Payment
Payment

Cash is King – But Digital Payments Are Coming For The Throne

Even with a high banked population and a multitude of electronic payment options available, the average South African still use

Awards Fintech

Ukheshe Takes Another Step Closer to Unicorn Status As it Comes Second in Prestigious KPMG Global Tech Innovator Launch

The KPMG Private Enterprise Global Tech Innovator Africa competition came to an exciting close this week and saw Africa’s future

Ukheshe
Interview

Meet Clayton Hayward, Serial Entrepreneur Leveraging Ukheshe to Reach Financially Underserved Market

Ukheshe, the South African fintech startup, is on topflight mode. It keeps innovating and expanding its services to the financially

MTN
Mobile Money Partnership Payment

MTN South Africa Sign $2m Partnership With IFC to Expand Mobile Money Business

MTN South Africa has signed a $2 million partnership with the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) to expand its mobile

Ukheshe
Fintech Payment

Ukheshe Technologies Plans to Take its Digital-first Solutions to Asia-Pacific

Leading South African digital fintech enablement provider, Ukheshe Technologies will expand its footprint into the Asia-Pacific region as it introduces innovative digital-first