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Pilot Phase For Pan African Payment and Settlement System To End In December 2021
The Pan African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) is expected to have its pilot program completed by the…
expressPay Launches “Scheduled Payments” Feature
The popular fintech company expressPay recently launched a new mobile feature called “Scheduled Payments”. With this new feature,…
Mobile Money Transactions Hit GHC 89 Billion; Bigger Than All Payment Platforms Combined
According to the Summary of Economic and Financial report (July 2021), the mobile money payment platform has hit…
TeamApt Welcomes 5 Female Engineers to Its Women in Tech Internship Program
TeamApt, a leading provider of financial services for Africa’s underserved, has announced the beneficiaries of its Women in…
Bank of Ghana Partners with Giesecke+Devrient to Pilot “E-Cedi” Currency
The Bank of Ghana partners with Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) to pilot a general-purpose Central Bank Digital Currency (retail CBDC)…
Explained: Ghana’s “E-Cedi” Digital Currency
A couple of weeks ago, Ghana’s central bank, Bank Of Ghana (BOG) stated that they are ready to…
Ecobank Group Launches 2021 Edition of Its Fintech Challenge
Ecobank group has formally announced its 4th edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge. The Fintech Challenge is in line…
OZÉ Partners With Edo State Government For Trade And Entrepreneurship Development
The Edo State Government in Nigeria has finalized plans for a partnership with OZE, a Ghanaian digital business…
Cellulant acquires PSP License in Ghana; Rolls Out Tingg For Businesses and Consumers
Digital payments has seen tremendous growth in the past couple of years. As of January 2021, 38.9 percent…
Africa Challenger Bank, Kuda, raises $55M In Series B Round
Kuda Bank, the London-based, Nigerian-operating startup has closed a Series B round of $55 million from investors. The…