Justina Salami

Yellow Card appoints former Monzo executive Ross Everett as first Group CFO

Yellow Card has appointed Ross Everett, a former staff member of the UK digital bank Monzo, as its first Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Bank of Kigali joins China’s CIPS payment network

Bank of Kigali is now the first East and Central African bank with direct access to China's CIPS, easing yuan settlements as trade with China grows.

Kredete has acquired Gravv, an agentic stablecoin infrastructure platform powering real-time global money movement.

Financial technology startup, Kredete has announced its acquisition of Gravv, an agentic stablecoin infrastructure platform

Algeria approves telecoms giant Djezzy to enter digital payments

Algeria's central bank has approved Djezzy Payments Services to establish a payment service provider, expanding the country's regulated digital payments market.

Mission Mobile raises $30.8M to scale smartphone financing in South Africa

Mission Mobile has secured up to R500 million ($30.8 million) in growth capital from DN Invest, a South African investment holding company.

Chari appoints former Visa executive Aurélien Pichon to board as independent director

Chari, the Moroccan B2B commerce and fintech company, has appointed Aurélien Pichon to its board as an independent director.

Flutterwave names Morounke Olufemi, Global CFO, as Mitesh Popat steps down

Flutterwave has appointed Morounke Olufemi as its new Global Chief Financial Officer, replacing Mitesh Popat, who is stepping down after two years in the role.

Luno acquires Kenyan fintech GTXN in founder Dan Kleinbaum’s second exit

Luno has acquired GTXN, a Kenyan cross-border payments provider, giving the crypto exchange licensed rails to settle enterprise transfers directly.

Monzo EU CEO Michael Carney steps down to launch AI and robotics startup

Monzo's EU chief Michael Carney is stepping down to build an AI and robotics startup for people with disabilities, five months after Ireland's launch.

South Africa’s Pick n Pay names Spencer Sonn, CEO-Designate

Pick n Pay has appointed Woolworths veteran Spencer Sonn as CEO-designate from February 2027, ahead of Sean Summers' 2028 handover.

Zipline’s deal with Côte d’Ivoire will scale AI health logistics to 10 hubs, 12 million people 

Côte d'Ivoire and Zipline will expand AI-powered drone health logistics from 1 to 10 hubs, backed by a $150M US award, reaching 12M people.

Paymob raises $35 million pre-Series C to expand payments business across MENA

Egypt's Paymob raised $35M led by Mubadala and EBRD to expand its payments business across MENA, as Gulf revenue grows sevenfold.