Tag: fintech

Flutterwave launches in Ghana

Flutterwave, a payments technology company, has recently been granted a payment service provider license (enhanced category) by the Bank...

Ghana’s Zeepay raises equity from leading institutions to support its expansion

Africa50 and Oikocredit lead equity investment in Ghanaian fintech Zeepay to support Africa expansion; The investment will support the expansion...

Egypt: Cellulant obtains approval to expand services in Egypt

Leading payments fintech company Cellulant has today announced that it has obtained the initial approval as a Payment Service...

Boomplay announces ad options across African markets

Africa-facing music streaming and download platform, Boomplay has officially announced the roll-out of its partnership product offerings, including localized...

McKinsey & Company: African fintech revenues could grow by eight times to reach $30 billion by 2025

As the fastest-growing start-up industry in Africa, African fintech raised over US$1,3 billion in 2021 alone, the success of...

Achieving a frictionless customer experience in fintech

By definition, a truly frictionless customer experience (CX) is unobtainable even though it is the end state every fintech...

Resilient African tech ecosystem still growing, according to latest Partech Africa Report

 Amid the drastic pullback in global VC funding, the African tech ecosystem stands out with +8 per cent growth from...

McKinsey & Company: African fintech revenues could grow by eight times to reach $30 billion by 2025

As the fastest-growing start-up industry in Africa, African fintech raised over US$1,3 billion in 2021 alone, the success of...

South Africans can now access faster and affordable internet as Liquid Dataport lands Equiano sea cable in Cape Town

Liquid Dataport, a business of Cassava Technologies,  is bringing much-needed access to affordable internet in South Africa. Liquid Dataport...

The role of youth in driving financial inclusion in Africa as world marks International Youth Day 2022

The African Union defines ‘youth’ as someone between the ages of 15 and 35. With 70 per cent of...

Collaborations key in accelerating trade and investment between India and Africa

A developing entrepreneurial relationship has surfaced in the past several years as a result of the substantial historical, commercial,...

Fintech partnerships driving Africa’s payments transformation

Payments have traditionally been a challenge for African businesses and their banks. Businesses must work with a huge number...