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The government of Nigeria has revealed its intention to introduce a payment-integrated ID card in a bid to provide social and financial services.
product launch, financial services, digital payments, digital identity
Paul Worthington, Head of Regulatory Affairs at Innovate Finance, speaks about the role policy and regulation play when it comes to payment innovation.
stablecoin, central bank, policy, regulators, CBDC, Open Banking, payments
UK-based fintech company Leatherback has entered a strategic collaboration with YES BANK to allow simplified remittance and INR payouts in India.
mobile payments, online payments, cross-border payments, remittance, money remittance
Juan Pablo Ortega, CEO and Co-Founder of Yuno, shares insights regarding growth markets and pointers about business expansion, talking about Yuno’s journey so far.
cross-border payments, ecommerce, growth markets, marketplace, digitalisation, BNPL, fintech, payment methods, merchants
Dickson Nsofor, founder and CEO of Kora Technologies, provides insights into how to break down barriers to cross-border ecommerce payments in Africa.
cross-border payments, ecommerce, fintech, payments infrastructure, API, regulation, banks
Mastercard and SAVA have announced a partnership that will support MSMEs in Africa through innovative payments technology and infrastructure.
spend management, SMEs, partnership, expansion
Nigerian authorities have called for a USD 10 billion penalty against Binance, as the platform caused financial losses within the country by manipulating exchange rates.
regulation, cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency exchange, crypto, crypto asset, digital assets
Following struggles to comply with local regulations, Binance is facing bans in The Philippines. Nigeria is also on the offensive against Binance and similar crypto firms.
cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency exchange, digital assets, regulation, compliance
Deloitte Africa explores how Africa's financial sector navigates Open Banking's rise, leveraging tech partnerships, overcoming regulatory gaps, and ensuring data security for inclusive, innovative finance.
Open Banking, Open Finance, regulation, report, fintech, banks
Mastercard has announced the launch of contactless payment solutions in Nigeria, aiming to drive digital payment transformation in the region.
product launch, digital payments, paytech, contactless payments, QR code, QR payments, payment processing, SMEs, merchants, digitalisation, Tap-to-Pay, NFC, fintech
Payments expert Piet Mallekoote continues The Paypers CBDC series with a focus on the digital euro: what are its objectives, potential risks, work done so far, and future outcomes.
European Commission, digital euro, CBDC, cash, online payments, banks, EPI, digital identity
Dr. Michael Salmony, CEO of Payments Innovation Consulting, launches The Paypers' Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) series, exploring the evolution of money from traditional banknotes to digital CBDC.
CBDC, banks, mobile payments, cash, DLT, network tokenisation, financial crime, financial inclusion
South Korea has revealed its plans to launch a central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot involving 100,000 citizens in the fourth quarter of 2024.
cryptocurrency, digital assets, CBDC, banks
The Paypers has researched and analysed the most prolific partnerships that defined and built resilience within the payments & commerce and banking & fintech sectors in Q3 2023, from payments infrastructure, BNPL, the proliferation of Tap-to-Pay, the surge of Open Banking tech, and overall digitalisation attempts for banking and financial services.
payments , paytech, partnership, The Paypers Quarterly Analysis series, ecommerce, fintech
Nigeria-based Funds & Electronic Transfer Solutions (Fets) has partnered with UnionPay International to issue virtual cards through the Fets app in Nigeria.
virtual card, mobile payments, digital wallet, digital payments, central bank
Global B2B payment infrastructure platform Thunes has announced its partnership with China Construction Bank to optimise cross-border payments in the region.
partnership, cross-border payments, cross-border ecommerce, payments , online payments, digital payments, mobile payments, ecommerce
Cross-border payments infrastructure provider Thunes has announced a partnership with Smartcash PSB to power international remittances in naira to mobile wallets.
partnership, cross-border payments, remittances, payout, mobile money, digital wallet, fintech, paytech, financial services, financial inclusion
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has become a member of the Pan African Payments and Settlement System (PAPSS).
central bank, settlement, banks, FX
Sendwave has offered Kenyans living in the US a new banking product that allows them to earn interest and pay reduced fees on international remittances.
remittance, money transfer, mobile payments, product launch, banking, mobile banking
US-based paytech Flutterwave has rolled out Swap, a digital foreign exchange platform for Nigerians, in partnership with Wema Bank and Kadavra BDC.
FX , product launch, central bank, digitalisation, partnership