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INTERPOL partners with African Development Bank to combat financial crime

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 21 Feb 2025

INTERPOL has partnered with the African Development Bank to combat financial crime, cyber-enabled fraud and money laundering.

partnership, AML, financial crime, fraud prevention, cybercrime

MTN Group Fintech chooses Network International as its payment processing partner

News | Payments General | 27 Feb 2025

Africa-based MTN Group Fintech has selected Network International as its payment processor-issuing partner, enabling the latter to further expand its portfolio throughout the continent. 

partnership, digital payments, financial services, financial inclusion

Network International partners with GIM-UEMOA

News | Payments General | 30 Jan 2025

Network International has signed a MoU with GIM-UEMOA in order to accelerate financial inclusion for customers and partners in the region of West Africa.

partnership, payments , financial inclusion, ecommerce

Africa Development Bank and AXIAN accelerate digital transformation

News | Payments General | 30 Jan 2025

African Development Bank has partnered with AXIAN Telecom to expand digital access and financial inclusion in nine African countries.

financial inclusion, banks, digital banking, financial institutions, financial services

Float partners with Peach Payments to expand interest-free instalments

News | Payments General | 03 Feb 2025

Float, an Africa-based credit card-linked instalment platform, has entered into a collaboration with Peach Payments, an online payment solutions provider.

partnership, fintech, online payments, instalment payments

Paymentology partners with Sticitt to build healthy financial habits

News | Payments General | 05 Feb 2025

Global issuer processor Paymentology has announced its partnership with Sticitt in order to build healthy and secure financial habits for future generations.

partnership, payments , financial services, ecommerce

Arab Financial Services partners with Nsano for card payment solutions

News | Mobile Payments | 06 Feb 2025

Arab Financial Services (ASF), a digital payment solutions provider in the Middle East and Africa, has partnered with Nsano, a pan-African payment processor and mobile money aggregator.

partnership, merchants, mobile payments, mobile money, payments

XTransfer and Ecobank partner to support African SMEs

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 06 Feb 2025

B2B cross-border trade payment platform XTransfer has partnered with Ecobank Group to provide financial services to SMEs engaged in foreign trade in Africa.

partnership, SMEs, B2B payments, cross-border payments

Zemen Bank partners with Netcetera to secure online payments

News | Online Payments | 16 Mar 2023

Ethiopia-based Zemen Bank has partnered with Switzerland-based software company Netcetera to augment its online payments offering.

Netcetera, online payments, ecommerce, PCI DSS, fraud prevention

Huawei rolls out non-stop banking initiative

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 27 Mar 2023

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

Kora launches USD card-acquiring

News | Payments General | 28 Mar 2023

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

Kroll expands in South Africa

News | Payments General | 04 Apr 2023

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

Cellulant's to support online and offline payments in Africa

News | Online Payments | 04 Apr 2023

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

The African Development Fund offers USD 8 mln to build ID framework

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 14 Apr 2023

The African Development Fund has approved USD 8 million in funding for the West African Monetary Institute (WAMI) to establish a unique customer identification framework for The Gambia, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. 

identity verification, fraud detection, fraud prevention, online banking

Pyypl rolls out social, micro-investment platform

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 27 Apr 2023

Pyypl has announced the commercial rollout of its social, micro-investment platform for self-employed entrepreneurs and micro-SMEs in Africa.

product launch, SMEs, investment, partnership, debit card

The potential of instant lending: why traditional banks hold the key

Voice of the Industry | Online & Mobile Banking | 10 May 2023

Paul Weiss, Head of Growth at Simbuka, discusses the potential for traditional banks in East Africa to offer instant lending services to an underserved market. Banks can benefit from leveraging their customer base and data-driven decision-making processes to offer these instant lending services.

lending, SME lending, digitalisation, corporate card, online banking, credit scoring, Corporate Social Responsibility, digital banking, credit card, fintech, financial inclusion, financial institutions, financial services, mobile banking, mobile money, mobile payments

M-KOPA secures USD 250 mln in debt and equity funding

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 17 May 2023

Kenya-based asset financing platform M-KOPA has received around USD 250 million in new funding to offer underbanked African customers access to assets with digital micropayments.

lending, credit scoring, funding, debt facility, equity

MultiChoice Group to launch integrated payments platform in Africa

News | Payments General | 01 Jun 2023

MultiChoice Group has announced a joint venture with Rapyd and General Catalyst to develop and launch an integrated payment platform for Africa.

partnership, product launch, payments , payments infrastructure, ecommerce, SMEs, fintech, financial services, paytech, cross-border payments, digital payments, digitalisation, payment methods

Moniepoint partners with Google Cloud

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 20 Jun 2023

Google Cloud has announced its partnership with Africa-focused business banking platform Moniepoint to make financial services more accessible to SMEs.

partnership, mobile banking, online banking, digital banking, banking, financial services, financial institutions

GIM-UEMOA joins nexo standards to augment cross-border payments in West Africa

News | Payments General | 12 Jul 2023

Senegal-based interbank group GIM-UEMOA has implemented ISO 20022 specifications with nexo standards to reduce the time to market of West African payment solutions.

ISO 20022, cross-border payments, payments , financial institutions, banks