FinTech

Kenya police detain fintech hacker nabbed in $378K cyber heist

Kenyan authorities have detained a 26-year-old man accused of orchestrating a $378 000 cyber-crime against fintech company JamboPay.
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AXIAN backs PayTic's $4m seed round to fuel fintech expansion

PayTic, founded in 2020, is transforming the payment operations sector by offering automated reconciliation solutions.
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Tuesday

South Africa's Stitch gets $55m Series B funding

This follows their last round, a $25 million Series A Extension announced in October 2023, increasing their total funding to $107 million in under four years.
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Why modernising cross-border payments is key to economic growth

What is required is a transition from outdated systems to fintech-enabled solutions designed to satisfy today's global trade demands.
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Egyptian fintechs boost payments security with new card

The Basata Card aims to offer flexible and secure financial solutions to both merchants and individual consumers.
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EFT Corp names Mike Smits as group MD

Smits' new role will focus on driving strategy and digital transformation collaboration in Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Ethiopia.
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Financial inclusion not just a buzzword, says Mukuru boss

Bongani Zamchiya revealed he intends to promote the Mukuru Wallet among the company's three million Zimbabwean clientele.
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Kenya seeks to regulate crypto with new Virtual Assets Bill

The legislation, which has been tabled by the country’s Treasury, is designed to bring comprehensive oversight to the country’s growing cryptocurrency ecosystem.
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African fintechs are a movement aimed at improving lives

Alexander Hizikias, co-founder and CEO of eQup, describes fintechs as a movement that is transforming people's lives through increased financial inclusion.
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Yellow Card SA picks Kamogelo Mosime as country manager

Mosime's new job intends to achieve meaningful change in increasing financial inclusion, facilitating cross-border economic engagement.
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Abu Dhabi-based Maseera acquires Egypt’s ADVA

Maseera announced yesterday that it had successfully acquired ADVA, an Egyptian consumer finance platform.
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Peach widens African footprint with PayDunya acquisition

The digital payment gateway company has recently agreed to buy West African payment platform PayDunya, opening fresh opportunities in Francophone Africa.