Browsing: Fintech

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has finally given an approval in principle towards the licensing of MoMo Payment Service…

MTN Group announced on Thursday that it has added Active MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) customers increased by 2.2 million to…

MTN Group announced on Thursday that it has added 4.1 million new data users in the quarter to September 2021…

JSE and Nasdaq-listed Net1 UEPS Technologies is buying Fintech player Connect Group for R3.7 billion. The acquisition of the Connect…

Despite having been one of the least financially inclusive and one of the most costly regions to send money to,…

In 2020, as the world was ravaged by the coronavirus, investment into financial technology (FinTech) companies in emerging markets decreased…

South African FinTech start-up Peach Payments has recently set up an office in Mauritius in pursuit of its pan-African expansion…

MTN Group today announced the appointment of Adekunle Awobodu as our new Chief Financial Officer for Digital and FinTech. Kunle…

Moove, an African mobility FinTech, today announced its launch in Cape Town as part of its growth plans across the…

African FinTech platform Finclusion Group has secured $20million or R283 in a funding round with leading FinTech debt financing provider,…

M-Pesa has reached 50 million monthly active customers, cementing its position as Africa’s largest FinTech platform. Launched more than 14…

ASX-listed Zip has announced its intention to fully acquire South African buy now pay later (BNPL) FinTech Payflex as part…

FinTech enablement partner Ukheshe Technologies has announced a new partnership with global next-generation card solutions and digital security company, dzcard.…

Ithala Bank and FinTech startup Black Pay have created a partnership aimed at financing township and rural development across the…

New York-based FinTech player Wahed, the parent company of the halal financial investment platform Wahed Invest, has received a new…

Africa is home to more than a billion people who have limited or no access to vehicle financing – and…

 Movile, one of Latin America’s leading and longest-standing investors and growth accelerators for technology companies, has received a new investment…

MTN Nigeria mobile subscribers declined by 7.6 million to 68.9 million for the half-year ended 30 June 2021, impacted by…

Pineapple announced today that it has closed Series A round at R80 million to upend the car insurance industry. The…

Visa today announced it will buy Currencycloud, a global platform that enables banks and FinTechs to provide innovative foreign exchange…

Convergence Partners, owned by ICT industry veteran Andile Ngcaba, today announced the successful first close of its third fund, the Convergence…

PayU, the payments and FinTech business of Prosus, has announced its collaboration with Celo, the mobile-first, open-source blockchain ecosystem focused…

Revix, a FinTech investment platform, is exploring ways to enable South Africans to invest in popular technology such as artificial…

Revix, a FinTech investment platform with offices in Cape Town and London, plans to launch its mobile application in two…

Akiba Digital, a South African-based FinTech startup, announced on Friday it has raised over $1.1 million or R15.8 million in…