Zambia launches digital skills trainer program to scale public sector capacity
The SMART Zambia Institute launched a digital skills training-of-trainers program on January 12, in Ndola, aimed at building a pool of educators capable of scaling
FUNDING | PayCrest Raises Over $400,000 Pre-Seed to Build Decentralized Stablecoin–Fiat Settlement Infrastructure
Paycrest is building decentralized infrastructure that coordinates fragmented stablecoin and fiat liquidity to enable predictable, cross-border settlement. Rather than iterating on existing payment rails, the
CDC-CI Takes Equity Stake in Ivorian Fintech Green Pay, Joining Orange on Cap Table
Green Pay, an Ivorian fintech that provides electronic payment terminals for merchants, has secured an equity investment from Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations de Côte d’Ivoire (CDC-CI),
Julie Neogy- Driving Innovation, Inclusion, and Cross-Border Growth
Spotlight Summary Career Focus: Driving inclusive digital finance, cross-border payments, market expansion, and ecosystem growth across Africa. Country / Region: South Africa, Ghana Key Moment:
UnionPay International and Samsung Wallet Launch Global Mobile Payment Collaboration
Shanghai (ANTARA/PRNewswire)- UnionPay International (UPI) and Samsung Electronics jointly announced the launch of a collaborative payment service based on the “NFC-QRC all-in-one” mobile payment solution
Why Cross Border Payments Fail SMEs And How XTransfer Fixes It
Digital banking in Asia was supposed to change the world. Five years later, did it live up to the hype? In this in-depth retrospective, Vincent
Pan-African fintech NALA deepens stablecoin rails to speed up dollar flows
NALA, a pan-African payments startup operating in 18 countries, has partnered with UK-based payments infrastructure provider Noah to launch a cross-border settlement network for Africa
Akurateco and Payaza Announce Strategic Partnership to Expand Payment Capabilities Across Africa and Global Markets
Akurateco, a next-generation white-label payment software vendor, has announced a strategic partnership with Payaza, a leading African digital payments service provider, to deliver enhanced local and
M-Pesa Africa Partners with ADI Foundation to Bring Blockchain Infrastructure to 60+ Million Users Across Eight Countries
The ADI Foundation has partnered with M-Pesa Africa to extend blockchain infrastructure to the platform’s 60+ million monthly users. The partnership outlines a framework for deploying ADI Chain across
China Targets the Algorithms That Made Loyal Shoppers Pay More
Chinese regulators have issued new rules to curb e-commerce platforms’ use of consumer data to charge different prices for the same goods or services, targeting