Africa

Africa is home to some huge fintechs, with everything from banks to crypto companies based on the continent. If you’re interested in the biggest fintech news stories across Africa you’ll find them collected on this page. View the articles below to learn the hottest fintech stories coming from Africa.

7 August 2024

Waafi by Salaam Bank taps Paymentology

Paymentology, the leading global issuer-processor, proudly announces its partnership with Salaam Bank’s Waafi, on the launch of its co-branded tokenised...

5 August 2024

Mansa launches cross-border payments for emerging markets

Mansa, the pioneering decentralised finance (DeFi) fintech providing liquidity to multinational exports and cross-border payments for companies in emerging markets,...

23 July 2024

Wakanow Group embraces virtual payments with Outpayce B2B Wallet

Wakanow.com, one of Africa’s largest travel sellers, offers a one-stop-shop booking portal. The company helps travelers research, plan and book...

26 June 2024

Mama Money partners with Access Bank and Paymentology

Paymentology the next-gen global issuer-processor, has announced a partnership with Mama Money, one of Africa’s leading cross-border money transfer operators, and Access Bank, to launch...

23 May 2024

Moniepoint ranked as Africa’s fastest growing fintech

Moniepoint Inc. has been ranked by the Financial Times as Africa’s fastest-growing fintech. The world’s leading financial publication confirmed Moniepoint’s...

25 March 2024

Nigerian paytech Zone raises $8.5m in seed funding

Payment infrastructure provider Zone has raised $8.5m in an oversubscribed seed funding round led by Flourish Ventures and TLcom Capital....

5 March 2024

Does Africa need a climate-centric financial architecture?

At the recent COP28 climate summit in Dubai, African financial and political leaders spoke extensively about the role of finance in...

13 December 2023

Frank Molla’s strategy for Africa expansion

Frank Molla is the managing director and head of Sub-Saharan Africa at BPC Banking Technologies. Can you share insights...

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Africa

Waafi by Salaam Bank taps Paymentology

Mansa launches cross-border payments for emerging markets

Wakanow Group embraces virtual payments with Outpayce B2B Wallet

Mama Money partners with Access Bank and Paymentology

Moniepoint ranked as Africa’s fastest growing fintech

Nigerian paytech Zone raises $8.5m in seed funding

Does Africa need a climate-centric financial architecture?

Frank Molla’s strategy for Africa expansion

Mobile first, security always, PXP survey reveals

Plumery partners with Salt Edge to power smarter banking journeys

Allpay becomes first signatory of Enfuce’s Fortitude Pledge

UK finance salaries stall while gender pay gap widens to 35%

Why Europe risks becoming the world’s innovation underdog

Merge expands Stablecoin payment offering

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Africa

Waafi by Salaam Bank taps Paymentology

Mansa launches cross-border payments for emerging markets

Wakanow Group embraces virtual payments with Outpayce B2B Wallet

Mama Money partners with Access Bank and Paymentology

Moniepoint ranked as Africa’s fastest growing fintech

Nigerian paytech Zone raises $8.5m in seed funding

Does Africa need a climate-centric financial architecture?

Frank Molla’s strategy for Africa expansion

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Mobile first, security always, PXP survey reveals

Plumery partners with Salt Edge to power smarter banking journeys

Allpay becomes first signatory of Enfuce’s Fortitude Pledge

UK finance salaries stall while gender pay gap widens to 35%

Why Europe risks becoming the world’s innovation underdog

Merge expands Stablecoin payment offering

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