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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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What is required is a transition from outdated systems to fintech-enabled solutions designed to satisfy today's global trade demands.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.