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Our “Finance” section features articles on the world of business, finance and fintech in Ghana and Africa
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.
Enza Awarded Payments License From Bank of Ghana, Eyeing Summer Launch
The fintech infrastructure firm becomes the latest international player to secure enhanced approval to operate in one of Africa's most closely watched digital payments markets.
Egyptian Fintech Blnk Raises $37 Million to Bring Credit to the Unbanked
Blnk, which offers point-of-sale loans in three minutes with minimal paperwork, has reached over a million customers — most of whom had never had access to formal credit before
Brass Announces Full Transition Into Paystack MFB; Ceases as an Independent Entity
Nigeria's most closely watched fintech rescue story reaches its final chapter — and what it reveals about the limits of startup banking in Africa
Paystack Redesigns Its Online Dashboard With A Cleaner UI and AI Features
Ten years of product debt, a growing merchant base, and the AI moment finally pushed Africa's most prominent payments company to rebuild from scratch