Tag: East Africa

Onafriq, an African fintech that operates across 40 countries on the continent, has partnered with Conduit, a cross-border payments firm that uses blockchain-based dollar tokens,

RELATED TOPICS EGYPTNORTH AFRICAFINANCIAL SERVICESTECHNOLOGYFINTECH Egypt’s financial sector is undergoing a historic transformation, reshaping how citizens and businesses interact with money. Over the past decade,

Monrovia, February 9, 2026: In recent weeks, thousands of Liberians have faced mounting frustration as mobile money remittance services between Lonestar Cell MTN and Orange

Last year, the EPI joined forces with the European Payments Alliance (EuroPA) to explore ways to make it easy for consumers to send and receive payments seamlessly

African startups raised approximately $174 million in January 2026, marking a steady start to the year amid continued caution in global venture capital markets. While funding

MTN is actively pursuing fintech startups in payments, lending, and remittances as part of a strategic effort to expand its digital financial ecosystem across Africa. The

MTN is on the lookout for fintechs in the payments, lending, and remittance space in a bid to accelerate its financial services offering, according to a

There is a broad consensus among industry leaders that stablecoins are transitioning from niche cryptographic experiments into core financial infrastructure. Rather than serving as speculative