FinTech

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  Exclusive, FinTech, News

  ₦714 million glitch: fintech giant OPay gets court order to restrict customer accounts

  Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

  8th July 2024

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  FinTech

  Tiger Global-backed Minka is the latest LATAM fintech to set up shop in Africa

  Kenn Abuya

  2nd July 2024

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  FinTech, Mobile Money

  Safaricom and Pezesha launch new loan service for small businesses

  Kenn Abuya

  17th June 2024

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  Acquisitions, Banking, FinTech, News

  Exclusive: Brass opts for a smaller team under new management

  Ngozi Chukwu

  14th June 2024

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  FinTech, News

  YC-backed Prospa is unable to process withdrawals for the second time in 5 months

  Ngozi Chukwu

  13th June 2024

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  Banking, East Africa, FinTech, Kenya, News

  Kenya to issue payment licences: Flutterwave, Chipper Cash could be first in line

  Adonijah Ndege

  10th June 2024

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  Features, FinTech

  Exclusive: Techstars-backed BlackCopper set out to disrupt lending, now it owes investors ₦1 billion 

  Ngozi Chukwu

  22nd May 2024

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  Cybersecurity, FinTech, News

  Exclusive: Flutterwave loses ₦11 billion in security breach

  Ngozi Chukwu

  16th May 2024

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  Features, FinTech

  Credit Direct, the digital lender with ₦4bn in 2023 profits wants a bigger piece of the pie

  Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

  14th May 2024

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  East Africa, FinTech, News

  Tanzania targets predatory loans: Central Bank excludes unlicensed apps

  Adonijah Ndege

  13th May 2024

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  FinTech, News, startups

  Chipper Cash resumes US operations two months after pausing services

  Kenn Abuya

  7th May 2024

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  FinTech

  Post-CEO exit, Cellulant appoints new leaders, shifts focus to profitability

  Kenn Abuya

  17th April 2024

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  FinTech, News

  Mastercard’s direct bank payment with Mono may boost the Nigerian startup in its race to profitability

  Ngozi Chukwu

  2nd April 2024

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  FinTech, News

  Central Bank of Nigeria withdraws Cellulant’s mobile money licence as company focuses on payment solutions

  Frank Eleanya

  28th March 2024

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  FinTech, News, Regulation

  Nigerian neobank Kuda eyes global reach with new licenses

  Frank Eleanya

  18th March 2024

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  FinTech, News

  Breaking: Chipper Cash cuts US and UK-based roles after suspending US operations

  Kenn Abuya

  15th March 2024

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  FinTech, News

  Crackdown on unlicensed companies cuts digital creditors in Kenya to 51

  Kenn Abuya

  11th March 2024

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  FinTech, News

  ₦200,000 deposit payout for customers of shuttered microfinance banks began in May 2023

  Ngozi Chukwu

  23rd February 2024

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  Banking, FinTech, News

  With ₦1.1 Trillion in transactions, Firstmonie is the biggest bank-led agency banking service 

  Ngozi Chukwu

  14th February 2024

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  FinTech, News

  Exclusive: Fintech giant Flutterwave secures release of $3 million in Kenya

  Kenn Abuya

  2nd February 2024

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  FinTech, News

  Exclusive: Kippa Cofounder Duke Ekezie exits after agency banking shutdown, embarks on new venture

  Ngozi Chukwu

  1st February 2024

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  FinTech, Funding

  Ecobank-backed Cameroonian fintech, Koree, closes $200k pre-seed round

  Noah

  3rd January 2024

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  FinTech

  OPay faces scrutiny over weak KYC system: impersonation, account tiers raise red flags

  Abubakar Idris

  15th December 2023

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  FinTech

  Exclusive: Chipper Cash cuts 15 jobs in fourth round of layoffs

  Kenn Abuya

  11th December 2023

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  FinTech, News, Regulation

  Nigerian fintechs rush to reassure users as misinformation spreads over regulatory clampdown

  Abubakar Idris

  7th December 2023

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  FinTech, News

  Exclusive: Kippa transfers agency banking product KippaPay to Bloc 

  Ngozi Chukwu

  7th December 2023

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  FinTech

  Exclusive: Nigerian SME lender Lidya shutters European business

  Abraham Augustine

  5th December 2023

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  FinTech

  This fintech is persuading wealthy Africans to turn idle cash into loans for startups

  Abraham Augustine

  30th November 2023

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  FinTech

  USSD remains Africa’s most popular payment channel despite growing alternatives

  Kenn Abuya

  25th November 2023

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  FinTech

  Cellulant obtains a business licence in Egypt

  Kenn Abuya

  16th November 2023

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  FinTech

  Flutterwave surmounts legal obstruction to boost its offering in Kenya

  Guest Author

  15th November 2023

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  FinTech

  Nigerian Fintech Week Day 2: How failure drives innovation in Nigerian fintech

  Guest Author

  26th October 2023

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  FinTech

  Vella Finance to stop crypto trading and focus on SME banking

  Tobi Afolabi

  25th October 2023

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  FinTech

  Nigerian Fintech Week Day 1: Resilience, innovation and diversification key to building a robust tech ecosystem

  Guest Author

  25th October 2023

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  FinTech, startups

  Exclusive: Kippa lays off 40 employees as it exits agency banking

  Ngozi Chukwu

  19th October 2023

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  FinTech

  Cameroonian fintech, Koree, wins Ecobank Fintech Challenge 

  Muktar Oladunmade

  9th October 2023

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  FinTech

  Exclusive: Nigerian fintech PayDay is looking to sell the company six months after $3m raise

  Ngozi Chukwu

  20th September 2023

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  FinTech

  Stitch launches WigWag, a social commerce payments platform for SMEs

  Ephraim Modise

  13th September 2023

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  FinTech, News

  Interswitch announces support for Google Pay on its payment gateway

  Ngozi Chukwu

  11th September 2023

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  FinTech, Funding

  Anchor closes $2.4 million to scale banking-as-a-service for African businesses

  Abraham Augustine

  4th September 2023