New mobile money levies baffle Malawians
Banks have backdated deductions to December 2025, following the Malawi Revenue Authorities directive.
Profitable ERP advisory: A guide for SA accounting firms
Make the shift from a compliance-only practice to an ERP advisory partner.
Rwanda pushes for law on virtual assets
The country’s cabinet has approved a draft bill to govern the emerging digital asset class.
Lipaworld to launch stablecoin payment card
The fintech intends to launch the card for the general public in mid-April, beginning with South Africa and the US, followed by a phased rollout across key African markets such as Nigeria and Kenya.
Network accelerates Egypt’s digital payments shift
The successful launch comes within the third wave of the Central Bank of Egypt granting tokenisation licenses to select banks and is a key milestone for Egypt's digital payment ecosystem.
Ethiopia tightens grip on Birr-paired crypto trading
The National Bank of Ethiopia has warned against the increasing usage of the Birr in peer-to-peer transactions on various trading platforms.
M-PESA, Gebeya launch Dala AI bundle
The alliance enables Ethiopians to access enhanced AI creation tools and make payments directly through M-PESA.
AXIAN gets digital first financial license in the Comoros
This milestone represents a significant step in AXIAN’s fintech strategy and forms part of the group’s broader pan-African ambition to design and scale secure, interoperable and universally accessible digital financial solutions.
Quidax, Lisk partner to power digital finance in Africa
Builders on the Lisk network can now leverage Quidax’s digital asset infrastructure to access stablecoins and local currencies at competitive rates.
Ghana hardens law on stablecoin promotions
New regulations have become essential as a result of the country's increasing use of digital assets for remittances and as a hedge against the Ghanaian cedi's volatility.
Binance, Africell to expand digital solutions
Binance and Africell intend to collaborate on blockchain education, crypto literacy, and digital asset services across in Africa.
Holistic compliance in the spotlight at second annual Bateleur-IMTF Compliance Forum
Bateleur and IMTF will address key trends in financial crime and global best practice in compliance at the forum in Johannesburg next month.
MTN's $5.2bn capital paves way for fintech future
Africa’s telecom giant pairs digital finance acquisitions with infrastructure scale to build an integrated platform ecosystem.