Standard Bank backs start-up Float with $11m
Float already works with almost seven million preapproved credit cards and allows customers to ‘buy now’ and spread repayment instalments over 24 months, interest- and fee-free.
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New partnership to deliver digital finance services to Kenyans
Copia, Visa have entered into five-year agreement to bring digital financial services to middle and low-income consumers in Kenya.
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Visa, Oxfam partner to digitise Kenya pre-disaster humanitarian payments
The project's goal is to provide real-time simplified money flow and relief payments to individuals and businesses in East Africa, as well as the Philippines, Colombia, and Puerto Rico.
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KCB, Thales, Visa launch NFC payments in Kenya
The technology allows faster payment transactions, cutting down the time customers wait in queues to pay.
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Visa launches Africa fintech accelerator programme
Fintech start-ups throughout Africa can apply to be part of the programme through two application phases each year, starting from July 2023.
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UK introduces digital visa payments in Sierra Leone
UK Visas and Immigration is moving fee payments for visa applications to online platforms discontinuing cash payments.
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Cameroon’s eVisa application service to go live in April
The eVisa system, the minister believes, will help turn Cameroon into a more attractive destination.
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PaySika leans on Visa’s fintech map to hasten Central Africa penetration
Through the Visa Fintech Fast Track program, Cameroon is the first country in which fintech PaySika will launch.
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Visa charges forward in DRC
Global payments tech firm has set up local business operations and intensified engagement with government and financial ecosystem.
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Visa opens its first Africa innovation studio in Nairobi
Resource is the first in Sub-Saharan Africa and will provide Visa partners with cutting-edge capabilities to co-create future commerce solutions.
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i2c Partners with Visa for Fintech Processing in MENA Region
“We are honored to have partnered with Visa for Fintech Onboarding in the MENA region,” said Amir Wain, CEO of i2c Inc.
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High demand for financial inclusion driving SSA’s mobile money payments
The race to take Africa’s payments industry online is speeding up says Aida Diarra, head of Visa in Sub Saharan Africa.