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Visa launches Africa fintech accelerator program

The Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator will empower up to 40 start-ups each year to accelerate and grow through a three-month intensive learning program focused on business growth and mentoring

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UK fintech Unlimit makes its second African expansion, acquires Kenyan PSP licence

Two months after launching operations in Nigeria, UK fintech Unlimit has acquired a PSP licence in Kenya.

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Flutterwave partners Token.io to provide A2A payments for African e-commerce merchants

African fintech company Flutterwave has partnered with Token.io, a leading account-to-account (A2A) payment infrastructure provider to enhance African e-commerce merchants' access to European customers.

Explainer

Six Nigerian fintech apps for saving in dollars

These 6 fintech apps help you retain the value of your money by saving in dollars. They are Bundle Africa, Muna, Piggyvest, Cowrywise, Pillow fund and Bamboo

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Hover transitions to an open source community

Due to its inability to raise additional funding, Hover—the parent company of Stax, says instead of shutting down, it is transitioning from a "full-time team to an open source community".

Opinion

The exciting relationship between women and mobile money in Africa

Using mobile money leads to a 19.8% increase in the likelihood of female-led businesses receiving investments from outside sources.

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PAYM8 partners with WIZZIT to launch SoftPOS solution in South Africa

Financial gateway service provider, PAYM8, in partnership with WIZZIT, has introduced its Tap-on-Phone SoftPOS solution in South Africa, to offer an alternative to traditional point-of-sale devices.

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Flutterwave acquires more fintech licenses in Rwanda

African fintech unicorn, Flutterwave has acquired two additional licenses in Rwanda, three years after it launched operations in the country.

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Western Union teams up with MFS Africa to enable cross-border mobile money transfers in Africa

MFS Africa has entered into a partnership with Western Union. The partnership will enable funds to be sent from countries around the world to mobile wallets across Africa.

Consumer Tech

Investment apps compared in 2023: Risevest, Chaka, Trove, Bamboo, Cowrywise, Piggyvest and Pillow

We compared these investment apps across four categories: market share, assets offered, user reviews, fees and charges.

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Flutterwave’s ~$51 million released by Kenyan authorities

Kenyan authorities have unfrozen KSh6.6 billion (~$51 million) belonging to African fintech unicorn, Flutterwave.

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Why is Ghanaian fintech, Dash CEO on indefinite administrative leave?

Prince Boakye Boampong, the founder and CEO of Dash, a Ghanaian fintech that enables users to move money between mobile money and bank accounts, has been temporarily suspended by the company's board.

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