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Safaricom taps Onafriq to enable remittances to Ethiopia

News | Mobile Payments | 21 Mar 2024

Kenya-based telecommunications company Safaricom has augmented its M-PESA platform, through a partnership with Onafriq, to offer remittances to Ethiopia.

remittance, money transfer, mobile payments, expansion, growth markets

China Construction Bank partners with Thunes

News | Payments General | 24 Oct 2023

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

Thunes partners with Access Africa

News | Payments General | 03 Oct 2023

B2B payments infrastructure platform Thunes has announced a partnership with Access Bank to improve cross-border payments in and out of 13 African countries.

partnership, payments , cross-border payments, paytech, fintech, remittances, banking

Nedbank and Synthesis to enable contactless payments on smartphones

News | Mobile Payments | 25 Aug 2023

South Africa-based bank, Nedbank, has integrated with Synthesis, an AWS Advanced Consulting Partner, to develop a software-based point-of-sale system.

SoftPOS, retail, mobile payments, NFC, partnership

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

Amaramba Capital Dealer partners with Shufti Pro

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 17 Apr 2023

Mozambique-based Amaramba Capital Dealer has partnered with identity verification platform Shufti Pro to integrate KYC solutions.

partnership, fraud prevention, identity verification, KYC

Tempo France, Nairagram to launch remittances to Africa

News | Online Payments | 07 Feb 2023

Global money transfer system Tempo France and US-based financial service company Nairagram have partnered to launch remittances from the EU to 20 countries in Africa. 

remittances, cross-border payments, partnership

Nomanini launches new supply chain finance solution

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 27 Jun 2022

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

Cellulant and UBA to expand payments in across Africa

News | Payments General | 24 Mar 2022

Kenya-based payments company Cellulant and United Bank of Africa have partnered to extend payment services for merchants across 19 African countries.

partnership, expansion, merchants, SMEs, payment gateway

Pyypl closes USD 11 mln Series A financing round

News | Payments General | 14 Feb 2022

Pyypl has closed a USD 11 million Series A financing round with participation from a diverse group of international family offices and HNWI’s. 

fintech, funding, blockchain, expansion, cross-border payments

Credit Suisse fined USD 350 mln over loan scandal

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 20 Oct 2021

Credit Suisse has been fined nearly GBP 350 million by global regulators, pleaded guilty to wire fraud.

payment fraud, regulation, financial services, financial crime, lending

Vodacom to launch super app Vodapay in South Africa

News | Mobile Payments | 24 May 2021

Vodacom has announced the launch of its super app Vodapay, in South Africa.

product launch, super app, e-wallet, mobile payments

Surecomp, Absa Group to roll out pan-African trade finance digitisation across 10 countries

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 12 Jan 2021

Canada-based trade finance solutions provider Surecomp has announced that South Africa-based bank Absa Group has implemented its back-office trade finance solution IMEX in 10 countries.

Surecomp, Absa Group, Africa, trade finance, digitisation, IMEX, South Africa, bank

TMCEL Mozambique, Ericsson partner to provide mobile money solutions to customers

News | Mobile Payments | 30 Nov 2020

TMCEL Mozambique and Ericsson partner to provider mobile money solutions to the telco’s customers under a new five-year deal aimed at expanding and modernising the network and digital services ecosystem.

Ericsson, TMCEL Mozambique, Mozambique, Africa, product launch, Ericsson Wallet Platform, mobile payments, financial services, merchants

Huobi supports UK-based Koinal for crypto purchase

News | Cryptocurrencies | 09 Nov 2020

UK-based cryptocurrency firm Koinal has reached an agreement with Huobi to integrate its checkout system.

Koinal, Huobi, cryptocurrency, crypto exchange, Bitcoin, crypto wallet, partnership, debit card

ARO, Fiserv partner for card management and processing in Africa

News | Cards | 04 Aug 2020

Payments fintech Fiserv has announced a partnership with Absa Regional Operations (ARO) to support credit card management and processing in nine African nations. 

Absa ARO, Fiserv, card management, card processing, Africa, Absa Regional Operations, card platform, Barclays, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, FirstVission, processing, risk management, loyalty programme, card issuing, API, application development

Western Union expands global network for real-time payments

News | Online Payments | 24 Apr 2020

Western Union has announced a continued expansion of its global network for real-time money-movement and payments.

Western Union, money transfers, real-time payments

Vodafone completes the sale of M-Pesa to Safaricom and Vodacom

News | Mobile Payments | 16 Apr 2020

Mobile network operator Safaricom and mobile communications company Vodacom have completed the acquisition of mobile money platform M-Pesa from Vodafone.

Vodafone, M-Pesa, Safaricom, Vodacom, mobile network, transactions , Kenya, mobile money, loans, banks, merchant, payments

Fintech Nomanini raises USD 4 mln in funding round led by Standard Bank

News | Payments General | 27 Aug 2019

Nomanini, the fintech platform for the informal retail ecosystem, has announced a USD 4 million funding round.

fintech, Nomanini, Standard Bank, financial inclusion, funding, Africa

Zara launches new global online store in 106 markets

News | Ecommerce | 09 Nov 2018

Zara has announced launching online sales through a dedicated worldwide online platform, thus bringing its products to customers in 106 new markets.

Zara, online store, online platform, online payment, ecommerce