Agoda and JCB Enter Long-term Partnership to Enhance Travel and Payments in Asia
Digital travel platform Agoda and global payments brand from Japan, JCB International Co., Ltd. (JCB), today announced the start of a three-year partnership at the
Beware banks’ steep instant payment charges
Many account holders will be surprised to discover just how expensive an ‘instant payment’ or ‘real-time payment’ to another person at a different bank really
MTN Ghana Schedules Critical Shareholder Vote on Mobile Money Merger
MTN Ghana has called shareholders of its newly incorporated MobileMoney Fintech Limited to an extraordinary general meeting on December 1, 2025, to vote on a
Vodacom’s Fintech Growth: The Future of Cross-Border Payments in Africa
Vodacom is making quite the move in Africa’s financial services sector. With its super-app VodaPay, they’re aiming for financial inclusion and innovative transactions. This could
Afro-Descendant Delegation Proposes Digital Projects to Boost Burkina Faso’s Tech Sector
A delegation of Afro-descendants led by Dr. Arikana Chihombori, former African Union Representative to the United States, visited Burkina Faso as part of the Pan-African
Optasia Raises $345M in South Africa’s Largest Fintech IPO
Dubai-based fintech group Optasia officially listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) on Tuesday, November 4, after a R6.5 billion ($345 million) initial public offering
How Accrue is building a human network for stablecoin payments across Africa
Clinton Mbah, co-founder and CEO of Accrue, recalls when the problem became impossible to ignore. In 2022, a friend in Ghana tried to send money
Ripple raises $500 million at $40 billion valuation
The investment was led by funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group, affiliates of Citadel Securities, Pantera Capital, Galaxy Digital, Brevan Howard, and Marshall
Kenya’s tax tribunal rules payment switches are VAT-free
Kenya’s payment system might just have gotten its biggest legal shake-up yet. On October 24, the Tax Appeals Tribunal ruled that the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
What must change to unify Africa’s trade and payments landscape?
Despite the African Continental Free Trade Area’s (AfCFTA) promise to unify Africa’s trade and payments landscape, financial institutions still see “limited” impact. Yet, on a