Global issuer-processor Paymentology has officially partnered with Chikwama Pay to launch Africa’s first WhatsApp-enabled neo-bank. The strategic collaboration aims to bring secure, seamless, and highly affordable borderless financial services to millions of underserved individuals across the Southern African Development Community (SADC). By delivering banking infrastructure directly through WhatsApp, the initiative bypasses the need for users […]
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When discussions turn to fintech in Africa, the spotlight usually falls on the continent’s tier one or tier two fintech hubs. Yet some of the most interesting developments in financial technology are unfolding in smaller economies where structural financial gaps create space for innovation; Burundi is one such case. As explored in my earlier column […]
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Ripple, a provider of blockchain-based enterprise solutions, unveiled a major expansion of its Ripple Payments platform. Designed to move money seamlessly across both traditional and digital rails, the upgraded solution integrates new product functionality and highlights accelerating customer adoption. According to the firm, this expansion cements Ripple’s role as a comprehensive, one-stop shop for enterprise-ready […]
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Open banking is no longer just a regulatory experiment; it is rapidly becoming a core pillar of the UK’s financial infrastructure and growth agenda. A new independent economic analysis, commissioned by Open Banking Limited (OBL) and conducted by EY, has quantified this economy-wide impact for the very first time. The research finds that the consent-based […]
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Across Africa’s fintech landscape, innovation often emerges where financial systems face structural limitations. Burkina Faso is one such example. At first glance, the country may not appear an obvious fintech destination. Burkina Faso remains a developing economy facing security challenges and infrastructure constraints that have slowed the growth of several sectors. Yet beneath these challenges, […]
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Payments provider Payaza is rewriting the playbook for African fintech by bypasssing traditional aggregators to secure direct structural advantages. As the only Visa-certified processor headquartered in Sub-Saharan Africa, the company has moved beyond the standard fintech model of layering services through third-party global intermediaries. Seyi Ebenezer, founder and CEO of Payaza Seyi Ebenezer, founder and […]
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Wise, the global technology firm focused on international money movement, has appointed Scott Hill to its board as an independent non-executive director. Hill brings decades of high-level experience leading and serving on the boards of major global technology and consumer businesses. Scott Hill, board member and non-executive director at Wise Hill’s extensive background includes a […]
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In a pioneering collaboration, payment processing specialist Littlepay has joined forces with Google and the Go-Ahead Group to introduce a new alternative to physical transit passes. Passengers travelling on Go-Ahead’s Brighton & Hove Buses can now purchase and utilise prepaid travel passes directly within their Google Wallet interface. The system operates much like standard pay-as-you-go […]
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Giving evidence to the House of Lords, Adam Jackson, chief strategy officer at Innovate Finance, outlined the critical growth opportunities and severe risks currently facing the UK stablecoin sector. In its formal submission, the industry body warned that under the current regulatory proposals put forward by the Bank of England, the UK will completely fail […]
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Fintech ecosystems rarely emerge overnight. More often, they develop gradually – through a combination of regulatory experimentation, digital infrastructure expansion and the steady rise of entrepreneurial innovation. Botswana’s fintech sector reflects precisely this type of trajectory. For much of the past two decades, Botswana’s financial system has been characterized by stability and strong institutional governance. […]
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