Blu Penguin, a fintech business, has partnered with payments giant Network International to make mobile money transactions as simple as swiping a card across Ghana and soon beyond.
The historic collaboration would enable businesses and banks in the West African country to accept mobile money payments from any provider via the N-Genius point-of-sale machines.
Tenu Awoonor, founder of Blu Penguin, emphasised that the development is set to transform payment ecosystems in Ghana and West Africa, providing millions of people, especially the unbanked, with broader access to digital financial services.
“This collaboration goes beyond technology integration; it is a strategic effort to improve payment accessibility and convenience for merchants in Africa. We are empowering businesses and financial institutions to offer multiple payment options in a single app, making digital transactions faster, safer and more inclusive.”
With its mobile-first strategy, Blu Penguin, active in Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, and the DRC, will integrate its platform with Network International’s robust acquiring infrastructure, ensuring secure and reliable backend processing across major telecom networks.
For Network International, which operates in over 50 countries, the partnership signals a major leap in their mission to democratise digital payments in underserved regions.
Chinwe Uzoho, regional managing director for West Africa – Processing at Network International, underlined that this partnership reinforces their commitment to enabling digital commerce at scale.
“By integrating mobile money into our N-Genius terminals, we’re not only offering convenience but addressing the real challenges of financial exclusion,” she said.
The rollout has already begun in Ghana, with plans to expand across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Uzoho further stated that the unified solution promises to enhance the offerings of local banks by combining Blu Penguin’s mobile payment agility with Network’s card infrastructure, giving merchants a powerful, all-in-one digital payment platform.
Sebastian Yalley, managing director for Ghana at Network International, summed up the collaboration as a leap forward for Ghana’s payment landscape.
“It's about accessibility, security, and empowering merchants with tools that adapt to their customers' needs,” he said.
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