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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
Softbank-Backed OPay Prepares for IPO; Hires Citigroup, JPMorgan, and Deutsche Bank
By enlisting Citigroup, JPMorgan, and Deutsche Bank, OPay is signaling to the market that it is ready for the scrutiny of the Sarbanes-Oxley era. The choice of these three specific firms is a calculated 'triangulation' of global finance
Yuno and Flutterwave Partner To Help Global Merchants Expand To African Markets
A San Francisco fintech and Africa's payments giant have joined forces to give global merchants a single key to one of the world's most complex — and most promising — digital economies
Explained: What You Need To Know About Nigeria’s New BVN Rules Which Take Effect On May 1
The CBN's sweeping BVN overhaul takes effect May 1. One phone number update for life, one device per app, and a real-time fraud watchlist. Here's what's actually changing.
Ghana’s New Cybersecurity Rules Will Force Banks to Rethink Information Security
The Bank of Ghana just replaced its outdated 2018 playbook with a sweeping directive that puts AI governance, data sovereignty, and board-level accountability at the center of financial security
Bank of Ghana Rolls Out Five-Year Plan to Reduce Cash Dependecy
The Bank of Ghana's new National Payment Systems Strategy sets out an ambitious roadmap for digital finance. But a wave of cybercrime and the rise of crypto threaten to complicate things
Flutterwave Acquires Open Banking Startup Mono
Flutterwave, Africa’s most valuable fintech firm, has acquired Nigerian open banking startup Mono in an all-stock deal valued…
Five Fintech Apps That Can Increase Your Savings and Investments in Ghana
Here’s a look at five apps that help with savings/investing in Ghana, including what they do well, what…
Bank of Ghana Suspends Five Remittance Partners for One Month
Effective Sept. 18, 2025, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) is suspending all remittance partnerships of Taptap Send, Top…
Nedbank Buys iKhokha for R1.65B to Boost SME Push
Nedbank has acquired Durban-based payments fintech iKhokha for R1.65 billion in an all-cash deal, calling it a “significant…