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M-Pesa to Reduce Personal Information Shared During “Send Money’ Transactions

Safaricom is set to introduce an additional layer of data minimization on its M-Pesa platform, extending privacy controls to person-to-person (P2P) transactions effective 24 March

Circle and Sasai Fintech Partner to Accelerate USDC Adoption Across Africa’s Digital Economy

Circle Internet Group, Inc., one of the world’s leading internet financial platform companies, announced a collaboration between one of its affiliates and Sasai Fintech, a business of Cassava

Visa Launches Agentic Ready Programme to Test AI-Driven Payments in Europe

Visa has launched Visa Agentic Ready, a global programme aimed at preparing the payments ecosystem for agent-initiated, AI-driven commerce. The programme will first roll out in

M-PESA Ethiopia Partners Amhara Bureau to Enable Digital Tax Payments

M-PESA Ethiopia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Amhara National Regional State Revenue Bureau to enable taxpayers in the region to conveniently pay

Nigeria’s Moniepoint expands beyond payments with Orda Africa acquisition

Nigerian fintech firm Moniepoint said on Monday it had acquired Orda Africa, a platform that helps restaurants manage payments, orders and inventory. The financial terms

South African fintech Happy Pay raises $5m to scale zero-interest BNPL

Cape Town-based buy now, pay later startup Happy Pay has raised $5 million in seed funding to expand its merchant-funded payment platform, which charges consumers

Visa supports digital payment innovation in Tanzania and Ethiopia

It’s already looking like another busy month for digital payments news in Africa, and notably for payments giant Visa, which has been prominent in recent

Mali and Orange Mali Deepen Collaboration on University Digital Transformation

The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research – Mali has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing the digital transformation of higher education following a high-level meeting

Africa’s Fintech Future Takes Centre Stage as IFF 2026 Opens in Kigali

The Kigali Convention Centre is currently hosting the third edition of the Inclusive FinTech Forum (IFF). The landmark event brings together more than 3,500 decision-makers representing

Vodacom, M-Pesa, and Paymentology Launch Africa’s First Tap-to-Pay Mobile Money in Tanzania

Paymentology, the leading next-generation global issuer-processor, has powered the launch of Africa’s first mobile-money Tap-to-Pay feature with Vodacom Tanzania Plc and M-Pesa Africa in launching Africa’s first mobile-money Tap-to-Pay feature,

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