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- Wave Enters Cameroon through CBC Bank
- MTN Uganda is taking a major step toward spinning off its mobile money fintech arm
- Kenya Approves Moniepoint’s Acquisition of Majority Stake in Sumac Microfinance Bank
- Onafriq Celebrates 15 Years: Advancing from Mobile Money Interoperability to Comprehensive Omnichannel Infrastructure
- GHANA: Scancom PLC Holds EGM To Update Shareholders On Mobilemoney Ltd Restructuring
- Africa’s cross-border transactions to hit $1trn by 2035 –Report
- TerraPay and Wave Mobile Money Partner to Enable Remittances to 2.5 Mn Active Digital Wallet Users
- Ghana’s Mobile Money Sector Hits Record GH₵365 Billion in April Amid Policy Boost
- Ethiopia Launches M-Pesa Lite in Landmark Move Toward Digital Financial Inclusion
- ZIMBABWE: EcoCash Holdings to rebrand as TN CyberTech
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The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has granted unconditional approval for fintech firm Moniepoint Inc. to acquire a 78% stake in Sumac Micr...
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Ghana's mobile money ecosystem is showing no signs of slowing down, with the total value of transactions hitting a record GH₵365 billion in...
By Rodney D. SiehFrontPageAfricaMonrovia — The Central Bank of Liberia appears to be under fire amid reports that top officials of the cellular g...
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MTN Uganda’s MoMo platform has become a powerhouse: fintech revenue grew 23%,
boasting 13.2 million mobile-money users—over half the population—...
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Network International (Network), a leading enabler of digital commerce in the Middle East and Africa, has extended its partnership with Dubai-bas...
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e& Egypt has launched its first instant international money transfer service through the e& Cash digital wallet, marking a transfor...
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Apple Pay, Apple’s mobile payment and digital wallet service, has officially launched in Egypt, December 10, marking a major milestone in the nat...
The number of mobile wallet accounts in Egypt rose to 39.4 million in 2023, driven by consumer demand for easier financial transactions and vario...
The Export Development Bank of Egypt (EBank) has launched a new mobile banking app, according to an emailed press release.The launch is part of E...
In a bold corporate facelift, the fintech giant has announced plans to rebrand to TN CyberTech Investments Holdings Limited, in honour of foundin...
The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) is set to implement biometric SIM card registration to combat the rising cases of mobile m...
The value of mobile money transactions in the country rose to P33.5 billion in the year to March 2024, up more than 26% year-on-year, as telecomm...
Mukuru, a financial services platform, which serves customers around the world with world-class fintech technology, has launched a new mobile wal...
New contract expands Network International’s growing portfolio of issuer processing collaborations in the African continentNetwork International...
EcoCash Holdings Zimbabwe Limited (EcoCash) is set to undergo a rebranding process following a major shareholder restructuring that saw local ent...
Effective June 11, 2025, U.S. startup Wave has received authorization to operate in Cameroon through a partnership with Commercial Bank Cameroon...
Onafriq, Africa’s
largest digital payments network, is celebrating its 15-year anniversary by
announcing a significant milestone: close t...
MiniPay, the stablecoin-powered digital wallet developed by tech giant Opera in collaboration with the Celo blockchain ecosystem, has officially...
Airtel Africa has recorded an impressive performance in its first quarter 2025 unaudited finance results as it posted a profit after tax of $328...
Qenta, a global payments company, today announced the acquisition of Pipit Global, a B2B cross-border payments platform operating in over 45 coun...
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