Fintech, remittances anchor Africa's booming payments system
The projected growth is due to rising internet penetration and financial inclusion in Africa, as the continent rapidly takes up digital transformation.
Lezeth Khoza
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dLocal enables Airtel Money on Google Play in Kenya
Fintech dLocal has added Airtel Money as a payment option for Google Play in Kenya.
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Egyptian fintech enza secures $6.75m investment
The funding infusion would enable enza to grow its footprint in major African markets and enhance partnerships, according to the start-up.
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71% of Kenyan consumers face digital fraud
Latest Visa study says 71% of Kenyan consumers have experienced digital fraud, the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Flutterwave enables digital tax collection to back gov’t
Payments tech firm facilitates service to support gov’t in modernising tax payments.
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Mastercard, Paymentology target SA fintechs with card offering
The partnership aims to enable the creation of card services that serve both specialised use cases and unbanked communities.
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Safaricom M-PESA, LakiPay partner in Ethiopia
The partnership hopes to accelerate financial inclusion and grow acceptance of mobile payments in the country.
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M-PESA, Safaricom Ethiopia in joint effort to boost financial inclusion
The partnership sees M-PESA provide access to its open API to Ethiopian startups, to help drive financial inclusion in the country.
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Kenya’s GDP to grow by 4.7%, supported by digitisation
An economic outlook published by Mastercard has highlighted digital adoption and advances made by the East African country, which are helping to support strong economic growth.
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The smart technology being built in the era of sophisticated financial crime
As criminals adopt more sophisticated methods, businesses should adopt advanced technologies that can help alleviate these threats.
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Tanzania banks on agri-tech to lift smallholder farmers
The bilateral program addresses important difficulties for smallholder farmers by providing integrated digital solutions.
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Vodacom's XLink targets Africa's remittances market
In an effort to increase financial inclusion in Africa, the company says it has launched a new cross-border payment solution, XLink Send.