Search

Keywords

Content type

Sort

Results Per Page

Published within

Date range



Found 26 results in 5 seconds.

Flutterwave to further IPO plans

News | Payments General | 23 Aug 2023

Nigeria-based fintech Flutterwave has reportedly planned to further its initial public offering (IPO) after progress in resolving allegations of financial impropriety in Kenya.

IPO, payments , financial institutions, expansion, paytech, fintech, financial services

Payments in Nigeria: The rise of digital payments and its impact on financial inclusion

Voice of the Industry | Online & Mobile Banking | 31 Jul 2023

Tosin Eniolorunda, Co-founder and CEO of Moniepoint, discusses Nigeria's shift to digital payments, fostering financial inclusion and empowering businesses.

digital payments, financial inclusion, mobile banking, online banking, mPOS

Parallex Bank obtains USD 10 million trade finance facility

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 31 Mar 2023

Nigeria-based Parallex Bank has obtained a USD 10 million trade finance facility from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank).

funding, partnership, banks, trade finance

Nigeria imposes USD 45 limit on cash withdrawals

News | Payments General | 08 Dec 2022

Nigeria has imposed a limit of USD 45 on cash withdrawals in a move to push consumers towards alternatives, including its own Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), the eNaira.

cryptocurrency, central bank, stablecoin, digital currency

Meta launches a new Metaverse experience in Africa

News | Cryptocurrencies | 28 Nov 2022

US-based Meta has launched its first Metaverse experience in Africa to help Nigerian creators explore new ways to connect with their communities.

metaverse, NFT, product launch, Augmented Reality

Klasha closes USD 4.5 mln seed fundraise

News | Ecommerce | 07 Jun 2022

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

Appzone to launch its blockchain payment platform

News | Online Payments | 23 Nov 2021

Zone, a blockchain payment platform design by Appzone Switch, has announced it will launch in Lagos in December 2021.

blockchain, stablecoin, distributed ledger technology, financial services, API

The new age of digital banking in Africa

Interviews | Online & Mobile Banking | 18 Aug 2021

As Africa’s fintech sector is growing rapidly, we discussed with Roy Zakka in order to learn more about the digital transformation roadmap and the trends that are shaping this sector

fintech, SaaS, cloud, BaaS, startup, financial services, digital banking, digitalisation

Payment methods in 2020 – The global overview

Voice of the Industry | Online Payments | 26 Oct 2020

Alexandra Constantinovici, senior editor with The Paypers, drills down on the most relevant updates in the global payments industry, with focus on key particularities from each geography. 

payment methods report, The Paypers, payment methods, online payments, mobile payments, cashless society, QR payments, pay later solutions, Asia, US, UK, Spain, The Netherlands, Southeast Asia, Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, LATAM, Brazil, Mexico, Japan, Singapore, ecommerce, online commerce, Unified Payment Interface, tap-on-phone, POS, mobile PoS

Uber, Flutterwave partner to launch Uber Cash in Africa

News | Mobile Payments | 10 Jun 2020

Uber has partnered with US-based fintech company Flutterwave to launch its Uber Cash digital wallet feature in Africa.

Uber, Flutterwave, launch, Africa, digital wallet, Barter payment app, Visa, South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Tanzania, Nigeria, unbanked populations, mobile money

Nigeria begins implementation of e-tendering and e-procurement

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 02 Sep 2019

The Lagos State Public Procurement Agency has disclosed that it would commence the implementation of several modules of its e-Procurement Solution.

Lagos State Public Procurement Agency, Lagos, Nigeria, Africa, MENA, e-procurement, e-Tendering, e-Publishing/Notification, e-Bidding and e-Award

EY teams up with Open Banking Nigeria to develop API standards

News | Payments General | 19 Aug 2019

Big Four accounting and advisory firm EY has joined Open Banking Nigeria in its efforts to standardise APIs across the Nigerian market.

EY, Ernst and Young, Open Banking Nigeria, partnership, API standards, accounting, advisory firm, audit, Nigeria, Africa, Open API, Open Banking

Nigeria government commissions e-procurement portal

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 24 May 2019

The Lagos State Government in Nigeria has deployed electronic procurement software to the Lagos State Public Procurement Agency to facilitate e-procurement.

Kehinde Kassim & Co., Lagos, Nigeria, Africa, state e-procurement portal, e-procurement, Lagos State Public Procurement Agency, Lagos State Government

Lagos government opens e-platform for public procurement

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 23 Apr 2019

Lagos State Public Procurement Agency (LSPPA) has introduced the Vendor Registration Module (VRM) for migration to its e-procurement platform.

Lagos, government, e-platform, procurement

Ecommerce startup Jumia files for IPO

News | Ecommerce | 13 Mar 2019

Nigeria-based ecommerce startup Jumia has filed for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, according to TechCrunch.

ecommerce, Nigeria, Africa, startup, Jumia, IPO

Nigeria to launch e-procurement platform

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 19 Feb 2019

Nigerian Lagos state government has revealed that it will launch an e-procurement platform in the next three weeks.

Nigeria, Lagos, product launch, e-procurement, e-procurement platform, Africa, Lagos State Public Procurement Agency

Konga extends pay on delivery service

News | Ecommerce | 06 Feb 2019

Konga has extended its payment on delivery (POD) option to its customers in Abuja, Nigeria, effective from February 2019.

Konga, pay on delivery, ecommerce, Nigeria, omnichannel, retail

Digital banking, advanced biometrics, VC: main trends in Indian ecommerce

Interviews | Interviews | 12 Jun 2017

Abhishek Banerjee, Emergent Payments: Cross-border merchants trying to expand into India need to understand the Indian consumers and their buying patterns

Abhishek Banerjee, Emergent Payments, digital banking, biometrics, Venture Capital, ecommerce, India, cross border payments, merchants

High growth markets need optimised payment solutions

Interviews | Interviews | 06 Mar 2017

Rossini Zumwalt, Emergent PaymentsIn emerging markets, it is critical to offer consumers local payment methods

Rossini Zumwalt, Emergent Payments, emerging markets, consumers, local payment methods, payment solutions, interview, World

StanChart launches mobile banking to assist African digital payments

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 31 May 2016

Standard Chartered, a British multinational banking and financial services company, has launched its mobile and online banking platform in eight African countries to enable payments services.

StanChart, mobile payments, mobile banking, digital payments, online banking platform