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Ghana Communications Authority Formally Strips NGIC of Its 5G Monopoly
The National Communications Authority has amended Next Gen Infraco's licence to end its exclusive hold on wholesale 5G infrastructure, capping a process that began months after the company's rollout stalled
Nigerian HR Startup SeamlessHR Rebrands to Seamless Technologies
SeamlessHR is becoming Seamless Technologies, a shift that puts payroll data at the center of a push into lending, procurement, and blue-collar workforce software
Bank of Ghana Pulls Zeepay’s E-Money Licence, Citing Unbacked Deposits
The central bank says Zeepay issued electronic money without the cash to back it, capping months of mounting legal and regulatory pressure on the fintech
Stablecoin Platform Timon Pushes Deeper Into Kenya After Crossing 100,000 Users
The stablecoin-powered travel payments startup, fresh off backing from crypto accelerator Alliance, is betting that African professionals want a financial passport as much as a national one
MTN Ghana and Telecel Preparing Bids for 5G Spectrum in Coming Weeks
The government is scrapping a decade-long exclusive concession held by a state-backed provider, clearing the way for the country's two dominant carriers to bid for licenses directly
Mobile Money Fraud Surges in Ghana as Digital Payments Outpace Security
Bank of Ghana data shows fraud cases jumped 48% in 2025, with payment service providers accounting for nearly all of the increase
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’s Zeepay, A Rising Star in Ghanaian Fintech, Has Been Facing A Wave of Lawsuits and Regulatory Scrutiny
Zeepay grew from a small Accra startup into a pan-African payments name backed by international investors. A string of regulatory sanctions and unpaid debts is now testing how durable that growth really was
The Gambia Bets on Ghanaian Firm Margins Group to Fix Its Broken ID System
After years of stalled contracts and a scrapped deal with a Belgian supplier, The Gambia is turning to Margins ID Group to build a digital identity system it says will finally be stable — and stay on Gambian soil
Nigeria’s Market Regulator Adds Seven Crypto and Fintech Firms to Its Watch List
The Securities and Exchange Commission's incubation program is meant to bring order to a crypto sector still waiting on formal rules — but critics say the sandbox has already shown its limits