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Nigeria and Togo have announced the decision to require their biometric digital ID systems in the process of managing government loan schemes.
identity verification, biometrics, biometric authentication, identity theft, digital identity, fraud management, fraud detection, online fraud, financial inclusion
Cameroon-based fintech startup, Koree, which enables customers to save their spare change on their cards, has secured a pre-seed funding round of USD 200.000.
investment, funding, digital wallet, payments , cash management
UK-based digital payment provider STICPAY has partnered with nearly 40 payment providers to promote financial inclusion across Asia, Africa, and South America.
mobile payments, digital payments, money transfer, local payment method, digital wallet
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
When identity becomes 'digital first', opportunities arise. Jaume Dubois, CEO of ID30, discusses the many facets of digital identity and how digitalization can help create financial inclusion
financial inclusion, digitalisation, mobile money, mobile banking, identity verification, digital identity
Vista Bank, Radar Payments, banks, retail, mobile banking, e-wallet
trade finance, banks
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
DHL has expanded its DHL Africa eShop business to 13 new markets, upping the presence of the global shipping company’s ecommerce platform to 34 African countries.
DHL, Africa, eShop, online retail, ecommerce, DHL Africa eShop, payment method
African Export-Import Bank has disbursed USD 8 bln out of the USD 25 bln it planned on a revolving basis to support intra-regional trade between 2017 and 2021.
Afreximbank, African Export-Import Bank, trade finance, trade finance credit facility, trade finance platform, Africa, South Africa, Gabon, Cote dIvoire, Nigeria, Malawi, Togo, Kenya, intra-regional trade
Morocco-based cross-border B2B ecommerce marketplace WaystoCap has expanded into logistics and local sales, and has opened two offices in West Africa.
WaystoCap, Morocco, cross-border, B2B, ecommerce, marketplace, Africa, startup
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) has announced two initiatives aimed at deepening economic growth across the West African sub-region.
International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation, SMEs, banks, finance, trade finance, West Africa
Société Générale has announced is introducing a mobile money service in Africa with the goal of having 1 million accounts in the next three years.
Société Générale, mobile money service, Africa, mobile payments, M-Pesa, Yup
Senegal, in West Africa, has announced plans to use a digital currency in 2017 that will be circulated alongside paper money as legal tender.
Mpesa, cryptocurrency, digital currency, Senegal, Africa, eCFA, eCurrency Mint
Senegal will begin circulating the eCFA, a digital currency based on blockchain technology.
West Africa, Senegal, blockchain, digital currency, bank, Banque Régionale de Marchés, eCurrency Mint, fintech
Oragroup has announced the completion of its IT system overhaul and standardisation programme, in partnership with Sopra Banking Software.
Orabank, Sopra Banking Software, Sopra Banking Amplitude, banking, digital
WorldRemit, a digital money transfer company, and Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank), an African financial institution, have launched new money transfer routes to West and Central Africa.
WorldRemit, GTBank, money transfer, routes, West, Central Africa, digital, financial institution
Pan-African banking group Ecobank has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with MasterCard to roll out Masterpass QR mobile payments across 33 African countries.
EcoBank, MasterCard, mobile payments, Africa, memorandum, QR code, Nigeria, MasterPass
Pan-African banking group Attijariwafa is rolling out a new electronic payment platform across all of its subsidiaries.
Attijariwafa Bank, updates, payment system, online payments, cards, banking sector, online banking, fintech, partnership
Pan-African banking group Ecobank Transnational has signed a multi-country agreement with MasterCard to bring MasterCard’s payment solutions to over 32 sub-Saharan African markets.
EcoBank, MasterCard, sub-Saharan Africa agreement, debit cards, credit cards, payment cards, payment solutions