Lendsqr launches voice, video AI for loan assessments

Lendsqr has developed an AI-powered voice and video analysis model to revolutionize credit scoring for Nigeria’s informal sector, offering a new path to financial inclusion for over 100 million unbanked adults.

Scoop: CBN releases list of 108 IMTOs with commercial approval

Full list and country breakdown of all the 108 IMTOs licensed by the CBN to facilitate inward remittance to Nigeria.

BREAKING: Access corp’s fintech arm, Hydrogen, reports 10x profit surge

This represents an almost tenfold increase compared to the ₦161 million profit recorded in 2023.

BREAKING: Moniepoint launches remittance product

“We are using pricing as a pull factor. We want people to try the product because it’s affordable and stay because it works,” said Moniepoint’s CEO, Tosin Eniolorunda

Peach Payments acquires PayDunya in Francophone Africa push

Peach Payments expands into Francophone West Africa with the acquisition of PayDunya bringing the SA fintech's market coverage to 12 in Africa

EXCLUSIVE: Earnipay cuts workforce amid profitability push

Earnipay lays off staff as it focuses on business lending, joining a wave of African startups rethinking growth amid a harsh funding climate.

Stanbic IBTC’s fintech subsidiary Zest widens losses to ₦2 billion in 2024

Profitability may be an uphill task for Zest, but total income is not. The fintech doubled its total income to ₦124 million from ₦68 million in 2023, showing great traction and promise

dLocal Integrates Airtel Mobile Money for Google Play Payments in Kenya

dLocal has partnered with Airtel Kenya to enable Airtel Mobile Money payments on Google Play, expanding digital accessibility in Kenya. This move strengthens dLocal’s presence in emerging markets and enhances financial inclusion.

EXCLUSIVE: Moniepoint tests remittance product

This new offering is currently in an invite-only beta stage and precedes a planned public launch

Paystack dabbles into consumer payments with fast transfers app, Zap

Zap is not trying to be a neobank. It is focused on one thing—bank transfers, fast, Shola Akinlade, Paystack Co-founder and CEO said

$45B fintech giant Revolut sets sights on South Africa

Since 2016, South Africa has granted only three digital banking licenses, raising questions about the challenges Revolut may encounter despite its global footprint.

EXCLUSIVE: MTN’s MoMo PSB courts old users via voice calls

This low-cost customer acquisition strategy follows a restructuring of MoMo’s sales incentives, aimed at optimising monetization and reducing acquisition expenses