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Netherlands-based fintech company Yabx has partnered with Clickatell to launch WhatsApp lending services in Africa.
partnership, financial services, lending, financial inclusion, payments
Financial technology company Abba Payments has announced the launch of Abba Wallet, offering users in Africa a diverse range of financial services.
mobile payments, online payments, online shopping, product launch, cross-border payments, crowdfunding
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
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
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has upgraded its CBDC mobile app with NFC technology to enable eNaira contactless payments.
CBDC, digital currency, NFC, product upgrade, financial inclusion
Kenya-based digital payments provider DPO Pay has received approval to operate as a Payment Service Provider from the Bank of Tanzania.
digital payments, payment processing, central bank, PSP
Paul Weiss, Head of Growth at Simbuka, discusses the potential for traditional banks in East Africa to offer instant lending services to an underserved market. Banks can benefit from leveraging their customer base and data-driven decision-making processes to offer these instant lending services.
lending, SME lending, digitalisation, corporate card, online banking, credit scoring, Corporate Social Responsibility, digital banking, credit card, fintech, financial inclusion, financial institutions, financial services, mobile banking, mobile money, mobile payments
Nigeria-based financial institution Access Bank has partnered with rewards platform Connected Analytics to launch a new product, Access Rewards.
partnership, product launch, POS, online banking, digital banking
Netherlands-based online payments provider PayU has announced its expansion across Central America to offer payment processing and PCI compliance services.
expansion, ecommerce, payment processing, online payments, PCI compliance
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
Maria Vinogradova of OpenWay addresses the number of instances where e-wallets can fail financial inclusion goals while also detailing how to create a successful financial inclusion offering.
mobile payments, e-wallet, financial inclusion, PCI DSS, PSP, payments infrastructure
Kenya-based communication solutions company Safaricom has offered the music streaming service Boomplay to its customers in different bundles.
mobile payments, ecommerce, expansion, partnership
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced plans to identify business models and uses for a central bank digital currency, or eAUD, and is likely to conduct a pilot early in 2023.
CBDC, central bank, digital currency, cryptocurrency, digital assets
US-based CPaaS innovator Clickatell has partnered with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to deliver eNaira banking services to Nigerians using the USSD channel.
CBDC, mobile banking, digital wallet, digital payments, financial inclusion
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved a rewards scheme for eNaira users, including merchants.
ecommerce, loyalty programme, QR payments, digital wallet, merchant
Tunisian Digital Finance for People (TDFP), VYZYO’s subsidiary, has partnered with Al Baraka Bank to launch and operate a financially and socially inclusive mobile wallet service in Tunisia.
banks, partnership, product launch, financial inclusion, e-wallet
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted an Approval In Principle (AIP) licence to RoutePay Fintech to provide digital payment products and services in Nigeria, to ensure financial inclusion.
digital payments, digital banking, mobile money, online platform
Nigeria-based fintech Pocket has gained an approval in principle (AIP) to drive digital payments and inclusion for micro-entrepreneurs in Nigeria.
mobile payments, mobile money, e-wallet, social commerce, digitalisation
The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced extending the eNaira service to phones, after the launch of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot in October 2021.
CBDC, digital currency, digital assets, cryptocurrency, central bank, stablecoin
Popular online payments provider PayU has announced it expanded to Ghana and has introduced several strategic offerings to its portfolio, including PayFlex in South Africa and Scan to Pay and Pay by USSD capabilities in Nigeria.
digital payments, BNPL, expansion, QR code, QR payments, mobile payments, financial inclusion