The Rise Fund to invest $200 million in Airtel Africa’s mobile money business Airtel Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with...
Flutterwave now worth $1bn after raising fresh $170m African focused payments company, Flutterwave has raised $170m in the latest funding round that has blown its...
SystemSpecs emerges Payment Technology Company of the Year Award SystemSpecs, Africa’s leading financial technology and human capital solutions firm, has emerged the payment technology company of...
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has been urged by the Fintech professionals who spoke at the annual Lagos Fintech Week to inaugurate the Cashless Lagos...
By David Alonge Digital tech giant, Google is set to launch a new pay app, Google Pay, with a Live video announcement in strengthening its digital...
Fintech specialists and other stakeholders have tasked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Nigeria Security Commission to conduct a talent needs...
Mastercard has unveiled an AI-powered suite of tools designed to help banks assess cyber risks across their ecosystem and prevent breaches. Drawing on the capabilities of...
Financial Technology (Fintech) companies raised a combined $554.17 million from investment rounds last week. A data compiled by Finbold showed the top 25 fintech firms were...
Stripe has acquired Paystack, an e-payment startup based in Lagos, Nigeria for a sum in excess of $200 million, TechCrunch reported on Thursday. The report added...
Lending by fintech to grow 9.1% SMEs’ search for fund driving momentum ___________________________________ Although traditional banks and credit suppliers still hold the largest market share for...
Despite the increased activity in the fintech sector in Nigeria and the positive multiplier effect in the economy, there is significant potential for further growth, report...
The Nigerian fintech ecosystem raised more than $600 million in funding between 2014 and 2019, a new report by McKinsey & Company, a management consulting firm,...
Investments in businesses leveraging technology for financial services (Fin- Techs) in Nigeria totalled $560 million in the last three years, a report by the Enhancing Financial...
MFS Africa, the Pan-African cross-border payments leader, Monday announced a partnership with Moroccan mobile money provider inwi money, bringing smooth and affordable international digital money transfers...
By Murray Gardiner, MD, Bluecode Africa By 2050 the population of Africa is expected to grow to 2 billion, while the rest of the world experiences...
The leading financial technology and brands marketing publication in Africa, Africa Brands Magazine, has concluded plans to host the continent’s biggest Fintech Brands Awards in Lagos...
An indigenous financial technology (FinTech) firm, CashBox, has seen a 40 per cent growth month-on-month between March and July this year which has pushed customers’ savings...
Airtel Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14 countries across Africa has announced a strategic partnership with Standard...