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Noah and Nafolo Launch Stablecoin Virtual Accounts to End Cross-Border Payment Friction in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Noah, a global payments infrastructure provider, and Nafolo, a leading West African financial super-application, today announced a strategic partnership to transform cross-border capital flows into

Western Union Partners with Sasai Fintech to Expand Digital Remittance Access for South Africa’s consumers

Western Union (www.WesternUnion.com) and Sasai Fintech, a business of Cassava Technologies, today announced the launch of a new international money transfer mobile app tailored for

Visa and Bridge To Expand Stablecoin Cards to 100+ Countries

Visa and Bridge, the stablecoin infrastructure firm owned by Stripe, announced Tuesday that their jointly issued stablecoin-linked card program will expand to more than 100 countries by

PawaPay and Deriv Expand Mobile Money Access Across Eight African Markets

African fintech platform PawaPay has strengthened its collaboration with Deriv, enabling mobile money deposits across eight African markets through a single integration. The partnership, launched in 2025, supports connectivity

Luxembourg Offers FinTech Expertise to Help Senegal Scale Its Digital Economy

Senegal’s digital ambitions are drawing new international interest. On March 1, Communications, Telecommunications and Digital Economy Minister Alioune Sall met with Luxembourg’s ambassador, Laure Huberty,

Peach Payments & Yoyo Add Bank Card-Linked Loyalty to Digit Pro POS Device

African payment solution provider Peach Payments has partnered with Yoyo to add automatic cashback loyalty rewards to its Digit Pro POS device. Yoyo’s bank card-linked loyalty product launched in

Bank of Namibia and SARB Collaborate on Cross-Border Financial Stability with New MoU

The Governor of the Bank of Namibia (BoN), Ebson Uanguta, and the Governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), Lesetja Kganyago, have signed a revised Memorandum of

Santander and Mastercard complete Europe’s first live agentic AI transaction

The solution would allow AI agents to complete transactions on behalf of customers, while maintaining security and privacy standards. The move marks advancement of agentic

Barclays Explores Blockchain for Payments Amid Stablecoin Surge

Barclays is exploring the development of a blockchain platform to manage processes such as payments, joining global peers like JPMorgan Chase in investigating digital-asset technology for banking services.

Visa to be anchor investor in PayPay IPO

Citing sources familiar with the matter, Reuters reports that SoftBank is targeting a valuation of $14 billion for the Nasdaq listing. Jointly formed by SoftBank and

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