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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

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

STICPAY: African e-wallet usage increases by more than 250%

News | Mobile Payments | 13 Jul 2023

UK-based digital payment provider STICPAY has reported that e-wallet usage in African countries has increased by more that 250% amid adoption of electronic payment solutions.

digital wallet, financial inclusion, mobile payments, data sharing, cashless

SeerBit launches Alpha

News | Payments General | 09 Aug 2023

SeerBit has launched SeerBit Alpha, an Embedded Finance solution that enables businesses to expand their operations with their own branded payment solutions.

embedded finance, fintech, payments , product launch

Airtel partners with Mastercard

News | Mobile Payments | 15 Aug 2023

India-based Airtel partners with Mastercard to enable mobile customers to transfer funds across Africa.

digital payments, ecommerce, payments , money transfer

Moove raises USD 76 in a new funding round

News | Payments General | 11 Aug 2023

Nigeria-based Moove has raised USD 76 million in a new funding round that will support its mission to transform financial services for mobility gig workers.

funding, investment, fintech, expansion

Absa CIB joins Contour's digital trade finance network

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 14 Aug 2023

South Africa-based Absa Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB) has joined Contour’s digital trade finance network.

partnership, banking, digitalisation, trade finance, data, financial inclusion

Ukheshe and Diamond Trust Bank provide BaaS in East Africa

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 29 Aug 2023

Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) and embedded finance enabler Ukheshe has announced a partnership with Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) to provide a BaaS platform in East Africa.

partnership, banking, fintech, BaaS, embedded finance, API, paytech, financial services, financial inclusion, digital banking

Afreximbank and CDB sign loan for Africa's SMEs

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 29 Aug 2023

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and China Development Bank have signed a USD 400 million loan to support Africa’s SMEs.

SMEs, SME lending, partnership, financial inclusion, trade finance

PAPSS signs MOUs with five African commercial banking groups

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 29 Aug 2023

The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) has signed Memorandums of Understanding with five African multinational commercial banking groups.

partnership, banks, settlement, payments

Kenya's startup Kotani Pay gets USD 2 mln funding

News | Cryptocurrencies | 06 Sep 2023

Kenya-based Kotani Pay has received USD 2 million to simplify cross-border remittances in Africa with blockchain and stablecoins.

cryptocurrency, financial inclusion, cross-border payments, unbanked, funding