Diaspora money transfers to Africa have long been dominated by traditional remittance operators whose fees can take a noticeable cut out of the sums sent home. Two mobile-first fintech firms, Sendwave and TapTapSend, are now competing to win over customers with apps promising faster delivery and lower costs, according to The Africa Report. The shift […]
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The United States Mission in Nigeria has recognised Azih, a Nigerian, for contributions to financial technology innovation, according to Nigeria Communications Week. The honour highlights the role that individual entrepreneurs and technologists have played in shaping Nigeria’s digital payments landscape. The U.S. Mission in Nigeria operates through the embassy in Abuja and the consulate general
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Paycode, a digital payments technology provider, is supporting a beneficiary enrolment drive for Ghana’s Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme in northern Ghana, according to Modern Ghana. The exercise is part of efforts to widen access to the country’s flagship social cash transfer scheme in some of its poorest communities. LEAP is a government-run social
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Kenya’s digital lenders are now disbursing up to KSh25 billion in loans each month, according to LinkedIn, a figure that underscores how far the country’s consumer credit market has expanded beyond Safaricom’s flagship Fuliza overdraft service. Fuliza, launched in 2019 as an M-Pesa-based overdraft facility, became one of the most recognised mobile credit products in
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Payaza, a Nigerian payment-infrastructure company, has been appointed to process payments for Lebara Nigeria, the local subsidiary of the multinational mobile operator, under a new telecoms-fintech partnership, according to Business News Nigeria. The arrangement will see Payaza provide the payment processing backbone that supports Lebara Nigeria’s customer transactions, including the recharge, airtime, and bundled service
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Visa has appointed former Airtel Money Kenya Managing Director Anne Kinuthia-Otieno as its new Vice President and Head of East Africa, with the role taking effect on August 4, 2026, according to AllAfrica, which cited reporting from Capital FM’s Nairobi bureau. The appointment places Kinuthia-Otieno at the helm of Visa’s East African operations at a
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