The super app graveyard: ‘Everything apps’ just don’t work in Africa

Even with its massive scale and a $300 million Fintech 2.0 upgrade, M-Pesa remains a reminder that absolute reliability is a myth in African fintech.

Wise receives conditional approval for Nigerian remittance (IMTO) licence

We explore what this means for Wise's African expansion, and if it can compete with local players like LemFi and Moniepoint.

3 questions Moniepoint must answer now

Is Moniepoint’s rapid growth being subsidized by the very people it claims to be including, or is this a deliberate extraction of wealth from Nigeria's most vulnerable micro-entrepreneurs?

OPay is losing Nigeria’s PoS agents to Moniepoint as CBN deadline nears

As the April 1 deadline approaches, thousands of OPay devices that were once active in Ekiti and beyond could be returned.

How tithes and offerings became an ₦8 trillion use case on Moniepoint

The data shows that religious giving is increasingly processed through fintech infrastructure, and Moniepoint has effectively become a conduit for one of Nigeria’s largest, least-examined financial flows.

Moniepoint UK to issue sterling (GBP) accounts after EMI acquisition, starting December 2025

Moniepoint to roll out its own GBP accounts, following the acquisition of Bancom, a UK EMI, starting in December 2025.

Moniepoint launches inventory and PoS system, Moniebook to close the loop for retail businesses

Moniebook is designed to replace the manual "pen and paper" ledgers prevalent among Nigerian SMEs.

Moniepoint raises additional $90 million to complete $200 million Series C round

“We have seen more interest coming slowly from global investors, especially those that have seen other emerging markets,” Ross Strike, Moniepoint’s senior vice president said

Princess Akari’s journey from Oil & Gas to Product Manager at Moniepoint

After leaving oil and gas, Princess Akari landed her first product management role in just three weeks. Now at Moniepoint, she builds financial products for the African diaspora, leads a community for PMs across Africa, and inspires others through her YouTube channel.

NDPC suspects Chams, Moniepoint and 1367 others of non-compliance with Data Protection Act, issues Notice

NDPC data privacy probe puts Moniepoint, Etranzact, Chams, and 1366 others under the microscope with potential fines up to 2% of revenue

Nigeria mandates POS geotagging, placing a 60-day test on fintechs

While the move may disrupt informal operators, it’s expected to strengthen trust in digital payments and improve traceability across Nigeria’s financial system.

How a UNILAG prodigy helped build a fintech empire. His next bet? Decentralised Intelligence

Julian Duru rose from WAEC top scorer to Moniepoint’s 8th employee. Now, he's building a system to reward human knowledge in the AI era.