Stripe to soon allow US retailers to sell directly to Nigerians

Nigeria is one of the two markets where Stripe has begun to allow merchants to accept local payment methods without having to set up a local entity.

Fintech giant Visa backs Kenya’s Workpay in $5 million raise

The startup has raised new funding led by Norrsken22, with Visa joining, to streamline HR and payroll across Africa, enhancing compliance and expanding financial scope

Is Africa’s growth-driven fintech boom built to Last?

Is Africa’s growth-driven fintech boom built to Last?

Zone and NIBSS want to reduce the failed POS transaction rate in Nigeria with this blockchain solution

Obi Emetorom, Zone CEO talks about Zone’s novel solution that has no failure point and why the fintech is championing the concept of a regulated blockchain

Leatherback CEO, Ibrahim Ibitade, on operating in emerging markets and its global banking ambition

Over a conversation, Ibitade talks about operating in emerging markets, the thesis behind Leatherback’s expansion and its global banking ambitions.

Sendsprint buys Nobel Financial Inc. to up ante in the US

Integrating Nobel Financial’s extensive experience and established customer base, Sendsprint is well-positioned to expand its footprint in the US and support the growing remittance flows to Africa

Tanzania’s Nala nabs $40 million in double down on its new payments infrastructure

In March 2024, the startup began foraying into the B2B payments sector via launching Rafiki, integrating directly with banks and mobile money providers.

Nigerian fintechs resume customer enrollment after crackdown

Kuda Bank, Moniepoint, OPay, and Palmpay, have resumed customer enrollment activities after a regulatory suspension period.

Flutterwave Mozambique receives payment aggregator license approval in principle

Recently, Flutterwave has announced an International Money Transfer License in Malawi, the same region as Mozambique, and Money Transmission Licenses in 13 States of the US.

Brass co-founders exit as fintech gets acquired by Paystack-led consortium

Following the acquisition, Brass will continue to build and support its customers and grow with a new leadership team.

How to link your NIN and BVN to your GTB, Zenith, UBA, Access and Stanbic bank accounts

Quickly link your NIN & BVN to multiple Nigerian bank accounts.

Breaking: Flutterwave shuts down Disha temporarily

Disha, a popular no-code platform owned by Flutterwave, will temporarily shut down operations effective March 31, 2024.