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Our “Finance” section features articles on the world of business, finance and fintech in Ghana and Africa
Kenya Central Bank to Amend Payment Systems Act To Allow Fintechs To Be Granted Licences
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is preparing to amend its Payments Act to allow fintechs to be issued payment…
Ecobank Group Launches 2024 Fintech Challenge with $50,000 Prize
]The 2024 Ecobank Fintech Challenge has opened applications for early-stage and mature startups to partner with Ecobank across…
Mastercard Announces $2 Million Investment To Support African Content Creators
Mastercard has announced a $2.04 million investment in partnership with Wowzi, an African influencer marketing platform, and Masria…
EBANX Announces Partnership With Ozow To Launch New Services in South Africa
EBANX, a global FinTech leader in cross-border payments, has partnered with Ozow, a South Africa-based instant EFT payments…
Revolut Expands Mobile Wallets with Airtel, Orange Money and MTN in Africa
Revolut, a UK-based fintech, has extended its international transfers feature Mobile Wallets with 14 new payment corridors, 9…
Bamboo Integrates Treasury Bills Purchases for Users In Nigeria
Bamboo, an online investment platform based in Nigeria, has rolled out a new feature that allows Nigerian users…
Flutterwave Receives Payment Licence From Central Bank of Mozambique
Flutterwave, one of Africa’s leading payment companies, has secured a Mozambique payment aggregator licence in principle. Once approved,…
Nigeria Banking Startup Brass Acquired By Consortium Led By Paystack
The Nigerian business banking startup Brass has been acquired by a consortium of investors led by payment fintech…
Jumia Nigeria Launches Buy Now, Pay Later Partnerships with Easybuy and CredPal
Jumia, the leading e-commerce platform in Africa has announced two new Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) partnerships in…
Nigerian Court Upholds Provision For Banks To Collect and Verify Customers’ Social Media As Part of Their KYC Process
The Federal High Court in Lagos has upheld a provision of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Customer…