Mastercard Plans to Connect 500 Million More Underbanked People
After helping connect 1 billion people and 65 million small businesses to the digital economy over the past decade, Mastercard has committed to connect another 500 million
MoneyHash and EazyPay Team Up to Strengthen Payment Gateway Access in Bahrain
MoneyHash – MEA’s First Payment Orchestration Platform the leading payment orchestration platform in emerging and global markets, announced a new partnership with Eazy Financial Services (EazyPay), a
Verto Expands Business Accounts to Enable Seamless Payments from the US to Africa
7 April, 2026, London, UK – Verto, a leading global cross-border payments platform, today announced a new solution under Verto Business Accounts that enables US-registered businesses to
Egyptian Fintech Lucky Hits Profitability, Raises $23m Series B for North African Expansion
Egyptian consumer credit startup Lucky has raised a $23m Series B funding round, comprising a mix of equity and debt, as it prepares to expand across North
Flutterwave, Paystack, and Juicyway join CBN initiative targeting AML/CFT/CPF compliance
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has selected Flutterwave, Paystack, and Juicyway for a new pilot programme (PDF) aimed at strengthening compliance in Nigeria’s evolving virtual asset ecosystem. Other
Mastercard and Scale Aim to Advance Card Issuance Enablement for Fintechs and Non-Financial Institutions Across Sub-Saharan Africa
Mastercard and Scale are advancing their collaboration with the aim of simplifying card issuance for fintech companies and non-financial institutions (non-FIs) across Senegal, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Zambia and
Regulatory Passporting and the Future of Cross-Border Fintech in Africa
When Nigerian fintech companies expand across Africa, the technology often travels easily. Payments APIs integrate quickly, merchants understand the products, customers adopt digital wallets and
Africa’s Small Businesses Deserve World Class Banking
Sub-Saharan Africa faces an estimated US$ 100 billion financing deficit for MSMEs. Closing this gap will require coordinated action from commercial banks, credit unions, mutual
Italy fines Revolut €11.5m
Revolut says it will appeal the decision in court, with the firm telling Reuters in a statement: “We remain confident that our communications are clear
Ripple Treasury Launches the First Treasury Management System With Native Digital Asset Capabilities
A treasury management system now offers native digital asset capabilities for the first time, giving CFOs a unified real-time view of fiat and digital liquidity