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Our “Finance” section features articles on the world of business, finance and fintech in Ghana and Africa
Flutterwave Appoints Former CFO of Access Bank as Global Chief Finance Officer
Morounke Olufemi, who helped Access Holdings raise $300 million, becomes the African payments giant's global finance chief
Africhange Secures Remittance License in Ghana
Africhange, a cross-border payments startup, has secured a license to move money directly into Ghana, joining a crowded field competing for diaspora dollars.
Nigeria’s Popular Investing Apps Buckle Under Pressure After Huge Demand for Dangote IPO
Bamboo and Cowrywise crashed under a wave of demand for the Dangote Refinery IPO. Bamboo's chief executive has now apologized and cut trading fees.
Flutterwave’s Bank Acquisition Plan Signals a Bigger Ambition: Becoming Africa’s JPMorgan
Africa's most valuable fintech is buying its way into banking, betting that owning a licence beats renting one from partners
Flutterwave Gets Investment From Circle Ventures To Help Fix Africa’s Payment Delays
A new investment from Circle Ventures pushes Africa's largest payments company deeper into stablecoins, as the technology moves from crypto niche to financial plumbing
Ghana Court Orders Zeepay and Its CEO to Pay $11.6 Million to Customer
The ruling against one of Ghana's best-known fintech companies adds to a cascade of legal and regulatory setbacks that has put its future in question
Paystack Wants You to Let an AI Pay for Your Airtime
Nigeria's leading payments company is testing a product that lets ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI agents complete everyday transactions on your behalf — a bet on where commerce is heading.
Paystack Launches Program to Help Nigerian Small Businesses Survive and Scale
The Stripe-owned payments company is offering up to ₦4 million in discounts on business tools — and eventual access to grants — as it deepens its bet on Nigeria's small business economy
Ripple Invests in Flutterwave to Push Stablecoins Into African Payments
The blockchain company's investment in Africa's largest payments firm marks the most concrete move yet to replace correspondent banking with crypto-native settlement infrastructure
Payments Aggregator PawaPay Surpasses Three Billion Transactions
PawaPay's latest milestone signals that mobile money has moved well past novelty — and is now the backbone of everyday commerce across the continent.