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Discover all the payments and fintech-related news and analysis about Africa in The Paypers News, Reports, along with other
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The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) has announced its certification of ISO27701:2019, an international standard for Privacy Information Management System.
regulation, certification, cross-border payments, payments infrastructure
Egypt-based payments group enza has entered the African payments market, focusing on the needs of banks, fintechs, and MNOs across the continent.
digitalisation, API, tokenization, cloud services, digital payments
International cryptocurrency exchange company KuCoin has announced the launch of its new suite of anti-fraud solutions to strengthen security for its clients.
product launch, fraud management, fraud detection, risk management, online payments, data protection
Payment solutions provider Cellulant has announced a partnership with fintech Money Q to enable expats to pay for bills and recharge airtime for their Africa-based beneficiaries.
partnership, money transfer, money remittance, remittances, cross-border payments, mobile payments, mobile money, online payments, digital payments
Estonia-based e-hailing company Bolt has planned to further expand into Africa with a EUR 500 million investment aiming to create new opportunities for drivers on the continent.
expansion, delivery, sharing economy, ecommerce, super app, retail, merchants, investment, marketplace, fintech, online shopping, shopping, payments
Chinese multinational provider of comms technology Huawei has launched its Non Stop Banking initiative to enable banks to increase revenue and customer base, save operational costs and enhance financial inclusion.
mobile banking, online banking e-payment, digitalisation, bigtech, payments infrastructure
Nigeria-based payments infrastructure Kora has announced the launch of USD card-acquiring in Africa, looking to enable merchants on its platform to accept payments in USD.
product launch, cross-border payments, payment methods, payments , online payments, merchants, ecommerce, payin, payout, settlement, API, B2B payments, expansion, marketplace, mobile money, bank transfer, financial services, fintech
US-based provider of risk and financial advisory solutions Kroll has opened a new office in Johannesburg, South Africa as part of its efforts to expand its services across Africa.
expansion, risk management, lending, KYC, compliance
Kenya-based fintech Cellulant has augmented how businesses in Africa make and receive payments by introducing online and offline payment solutions.
online payments, payment processing, PCI DSS, compliance, payment methods
Nigeria-based digital payments company Interswitch has partnered with Compass Plus to increase the former’s payment card processing capacity in Africa.
payment gate, payment processing, API, cloud, partnership
Nomanini, a fintech platform, has launched a new supply chain finance solution called StockNow that connects FMCGs and financial service providers to serve Africa’s informal retailers at scale.
product launch, retail, fintech, supply chain finance, financial services
Mike Ogbalu III, Chief Executive Officer of PAPSS, answers all the ardent questions on the payments settlement system, from how the initiative started to what its future brings in an all-encompassing interview
instant payments, payment processing, instant settlement, cross-border payments
UK-based payment orchestration platform Flocash has partnered with Visa to equip African SMEs with digital payments ,solution and access to financial services.
digitalisation, SMEs, Visa, mobile payments, SoftPOS, partnership
African fintechs have been caught in a difficult situation, needing to shut down their virtual card service.
fintech, fraud prevention, virtual card, money laundering, online payments
Nigerian digital banking startup Grey has announced the expansion of its service to East Africa, starting with Kenya, in partnership with fintech company Cellulant.
digital banking, partnership, expansion, cross-border payments, money transfer
Netherlands-based calling app Talk360 secured USD 4 million in funding to expand operations and to launch a new pan-African payment platform in mid-2022.
mobile payments, POS, payment methods, funding, product launch
Africa-based digital payments network MFS Africa has announced it acquired US tech company Global Technology Partners.
acquisition, expansion, mobile money, online payments, credit card, debit card, gig economy
US and Lagos-based technology company Klasha has announced it raised an additional USD 2.1 million to complete its USD 4.5 million seed investment round.
funding, crowdfunding, cross-border payments, cross-border ecommerce, ecommerce, ecommerce platform, online payments, digital payments, local payment method
South Africa-based payments solution company, Hello Pay, has launched a new suite of business solutions for SMEs to enable growth, help reduce costs, and serve the underbanked sector in the region.
digital payments, financial inclusion, SME lending, SMEs, online payments, contactless payments, SoftPOS
Popular online payments provider PayU has announced it expanded to Ghana and has introduced several strategic offerings to its portfolio, including PayFlex in South Africa and Scan to Pay and Pay by USSD capabilities in Nigeria.
digital payments, BNPL, expansion, QR code, QR payments, mobile payments, financial inclusion