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Our “Finance” section features articles on the world of business, finance and fintech in Ghana and Africa
Egypt’s PALM Raises Pre-Seed to Reinvent Goal-Based Saving for the Masses
Egyptian fintech startup PALM has secured an undisclosed pre-seed funding round led by 4DX Ventures, with participation from…
LemFi Expands to Egypt, Tapping Into $29.6B Remittance Corridor
LemFi, the London-based international payments startup, has launched its services in Egypt, targeting the country’s large diaspora and…
Flutterwave, NoraFirst Team up to Boost Africa–East Asia Trade Payments
Flutterwave has partnered with East Asia-based payments firm NoraFirst to enable seamless B2B trade payments between Africa and…
Flutterwave’s Send App Returns to Europe, Boosting Remittance Options for African Diaspora
African fintech giant Flutterwave has relaunched its cross-border payments platform, Send App, in Europe, offering Africans in the…
Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Act Adds 1% Tax on Remittances
Starting January 1, 2026, people sending cash remittances abroad from the U.S. will be hit with a 1%…
PAPSS Launches Continent-Wide Currency Exchange Marketplace to Boost Intra-African Trade
On the sidelines of the Afreximbank Annual Meeting (AAM2025) in Abuja, the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS),…
Onafriq Announces Intra-Trade Partnership with PAPSS
Onafriq, a Pan Africa payments company, has partnered with the Pan-African Payments Settlement System (PAPSS) to help with…
Flutterwave Cuts Half of Kenya, South Africa Staff Amid Profit Push, IPO Plans
African fintech unicorn Flutterwave has laid off half of its staff in Kenya and South Africa as it…
South African Fintech Lesaka Acquires Bank Zero for $61.4M
Lesaka Technologies is doubling down on South Africa’s fintech boom, agreeing to acquire Johannesburg-based neobank Bank Zero for…
Ghana’s Liquify Raises $1.5M to Digitize Trade Finance for African Exporters
Ghanaian fintech startup Liquify has secured $1.5 million in seed equity funding—plus additional debt financing—to modernize trade finance…