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Speed, Flexibility, Scale: INCAT's Formula for Building the Next Generation of Digital Banks

Piotr Hanusiak, CEO of INCAT, on what it really takes to launch and scale a […]

Velmie Partners with Flot to Build Next-Generation Neobank Across Africa

Velmie has announced a new partnership with Flot, an emerging fintech initiative building anext-generation neobank for consumers and businesses across Africa

PayPal Brings PayPal USD to Users Across 70 Markets Worldwide and Expands Access in Africa

PayPal is making PayPal USD (PYUSD) available in 70 markets worldwide in the PayPal account

African Development Bank and Government of Italy Sign Co-financing Agreement to Strengthen Partnership for Support to Key Sectors in Africa

The Government of Italy, through the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) have signed a bilateral co-financing agreement strengthening their strategic partnership to support priority projects across key sectors in Africa, including energy, agriculture, water, infrastructure, and human capital development.

Visa Opens Applications in Egypt for Cohort 6 for the Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator

Visa invite Fintech innovators based in Africa to apply for Cohort 6 of the Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator.

Flutterwave Secures Nigerian Banking License to Accelerate Payment Efficiency

Flutterwave has secured a Nigerian banking license to enables the company to hold funds and deposits directly, strengthening its financial infrastructure across its largest market

Banco Angolano de Investimentos Selects Finastra to Scale with Customer and Industry Demands

Banco Angolano de Investimentos, S.A has selected Finastra Essence to upgrade its core banking system to strengthen BAI's operational resilience

Mastercard and Scale Aim to Advance Card Issuance Enablement for Fintechs and Non-Financial Institutions Across Sub-Saharan Africa

Mastercard and Scale are advancing their collaboration with the aim of simplifying card issuance for fintech companies and non-financial institutions

littlefish Raises $9.5m Series A Round Led by Partech to Power Merchant Infrastructure for Banks Across Africa

littlefish, the merchant operating system powering the relationships between Africa's biggest banks and the merchant class, announced the close of a $9.5 million Series A

Circle and Sasai Fintech Collaborate to Expand Access to USDC in Africa

Circle announced a collaboration between one of its affiliates and Sasai Fintech, a business of Cassava Technologies, to accelerate USDC adoption in Africa

Africa’s Crypto Market Matures: Fraud Rates Drop by 28% – New Sumsub Report

Crypto platforms across Africa are rapidly improving identity verification performance as the industry moves toward stricter regulation

Africa’s First Mobile-Money Tap-to-Pay Launches with Vodacom Tanzania and M-Pesa Africa, Powered by Paymentology and Visa

Paymentology has powered the launch of Africa’s first mobile-money Tap-to-Pay feature with Vodacom Tanzania Plc and M-Pesa Africa

Granite Receives Financial Regulatory Approval to Launch USD Fixed Income Fund

Granite announced that it has received approval from the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) to launch a new USD denominated Fixed Income Fund

Orca Fraud Raises $2.35m to Scale Real-Time Fraud Intelligence Across Emerging Markets

Orca Fraud has raised $2.35 million in an oversubscribed seed round to advance its transaction monitoring and fraud intelligence capabilities across Africa

Payment Fintech Njiapay Closes $2.1 Million Seed Investment

Payment performance partner NjiaPay has closed a $2.1 million seed funding round

Blockchain.com Doubles Down on Africa With Ghana Launch, Set Sights On Wider African Expansion

Blockchain.com announced today the company is expanding operations into Ghana and continuing to scale operations to more countries in Africa in the future

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  3. Saris Raises $28.8 Million to Scale Agentic Workflow Automation for Financial Institutions Read more
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