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Pictures: Aida Diarra, senior vice president and head of sub-Saharan Africa at Visa with Clayton Hayward, group CEO of EFTCorp. Together they have formed a five year partnership to enhance financial inclusion in Africa (Image supplied)

Visa invests $1bn to grow financial inclusion in Africa, partners with EFTCorp

Tigran Gambaryan, an executive of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, sits as he waits to face prosecution for tax evasion and money laundering at the federal high court in Abuja, Nigeria, 4 April 2024. Reuters/ Abraham Achirga/File Photo

Nigerian court orders release of Binance executive after charges dropped

By Camillus Eboh 24 Oct 2024

Mukuru CEO Andy Jury on stage at Africa Tech Week 2024

#ATW24: Mukuru's customer-first approach behind Africa longevity

By Lindsey Schutters 20 May 2024

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#StartupStory: Flexpay

#StartupStory: Flexpay

Ilse van den Berg 19 Jun 2017

New digital venture fund from Orange

New digital venture fund from Orange

14 Jun 2017

Three South African startups advance to Seedstars national finals

Three South African startups advance to Seedstars national finals

13 Jun 2017

Startups invited to apply for 1776 Challenge Cup

Startups invited to apply for 1776 Challenge Cup

12 Jun 2017

Africa's quest for a cashless economy gains momentum

Africa's quest for a cashless economy gains momentum

Kingsley Ighobor 7 Jun 2017

Six trends in retail payments

Six trends in retail payments

1 Jun 2017

Digitised loan payments a boost for smallholder farmers in Kenya

Digitised loan payments a boost for smallholder farmers in Kenya

1 Jun 2017

#StartupStory: FOMO Travel

#StartupStory: FOMO Travel

Ilse van den Berg 31 May 2017

Contactless payments forecast to exceed $1tn by 2019

Contactless payments forecast to exceed $1tn by 2019

16 May 2017

Nigerian fintech startups offered chance to pitch for incubation

Nigerian fintech startups offered chance to pitch for incubation

Tom Jackson 1 May 2017

Abraham Cambridge, founder of The Sun Exchange

Powering Africa through blockchain crowdfunding

Abraham Cambridge 25 Apr 2017

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

21 Apr 2017

New mobile payment system for fuel in Namibia

18 Apr 2017

The future of payment authentication

The future of payment authentication

28 Mar 2017

Andreas Antonopoulos

Blockchain is coming, it's just a matter of time

Danette Breitenbach 27 Mar 2017

Andrew Torre, Visa president for sub-Saharan Africa. Source:

How Africa's mobile revolution is reaching the unbanked

Nicci Botha 20 Mar 2017

CashlessAfrica 2017 awards to honor innovation in Africa's digital financial services ecosystem

CashlessAfrica 2017 awards to honor innovation in Africa's digital financial services ecosystem

14 Feb 2017

Applications open for 2nd Barclays Techstars Accelerator in Africa

Applications open for 2nd Barclays Techstars Accelerator in Africa

30 Dec 2016

Deep analytics bump up sales and marketing for banks

Deep analytics bump up sales and marketing for banks

30 Dec 2016

CashlessAfrica Expo 2017 to be held in Lagos

CashlessAfrica Expo 2017 to be held in Lagos

29 Dec 2016

Digitalisation: do or die

Digitalisation: do or die

Deon van Heerden 22 Dec 2016

Nigerian fintech startup Paystack closes on $1.3m seed funding

Nigerian fintech startup Paystack closes on $1.3m seed funding

19 Dec 2016

Global framework to speed up spread of mobile

Global framework to speed up spread of mobile

Thabiso Mochiko 28 Nov 2016

Cactus Capital invests in African fintech startups

Cactus Capital invests in African fintech startups

18 Nov 2016

#AfricaCom: Africa's tech startup funding landscape in numbers

#AfricaCom: Africa's tech startup funding landscape in numbers

Lauren Hartzenberg 16 Nov 2016

The rise and rise of blockchain

The rise and rise of blockchain

Peter Alkema 15 Nov 2016

Jacomien Van der Merwe, co-founder of BriteCap.

BriteCap wins SAP pitching competition

1 Nov 2016

Exploring Africa's fintech frontiers

Exploring Africa's fintech frontiers

Nicci Botha 24 Oct 2016

Apple CEO, Tim Cook and Deloitte CEO, Punit Renjen.

Deloitte and Apple bite into African business solutions market

30 Sep 2016

L-R: Eran Feinstein, Offer Gat and Peter Harvey

Partnership creates pan-African online payment solution

Nicci Botha 29 Sep 2016

More news

#StartupStory: Flexpay

#StartupStory: Flexpay

Ilse van den Berg 19 Jun 2017

New digital venture fund from Orange

New digital venture fund from Orange

14 Jun 2017

Three South African startups advance to Seedstars national finals

Three South African startups advance to Seedstars national finals

13 Jun 2017

Startups invited to apply for 1776 Challenge Cup

Startups invited to apply for 1776 Challenge Cup

12 Jun 2017

Africa's quest for a cashless economy gains momentum

Africa's quest for a cashless economy gains momentum

Kingsley Ighobor 7 Jun 2017

Six trends in retail payments

Six trends in retail payments

1 Jun 2017

Digitised loan payments a boost for smallholder farmers in Kenya

Digitised loan payments a boost for smallholder farmers in Kenya

1 Jun 2017

#StartupStory: FOMO Travel

#StartupStory: FOMO Travel

Ilse van den Berg 31 May 2017

Contactless payments forecast to exceed $1tn by 2019

Contactless payments forecast to exceed $1tn by 2019

16 May 2017

Nigerian fintech startups offered chance to pitch for incubation

Nigerian fintech startups offered chance to pitch for incubation

Tom Jackson 1 May 2017

Abraham Cambridge, founder of The Sun Exchange

Powering Africa through blockchain crowdfunding

Abraham Cambridge 25 Apr 2017

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

21 Apr 2017

New mobile payment system for fuel in Namibia

18 Apr 2017

The future of payment authentication

The future of payment authentication

28 Mar 2017

Andreas Antonopoulos

Blockchain is coming, it's just a matter of time

Danette Breitenbach 27 Mar 2017

Andrew Torre, Visa president for sub-Saharan Africa. Source:

How Africa's mobile revolution is reaching the unbanked

Nicci Botha 20 Mar 2017

CashlessAfrica 2017 awards to honor innovation in Africa's digital financial services ecosystem

CashlessAfrica 2017 awards to honor innovation in Africa's digital financial services ecosystem

14 Feb 2017

Applications open for 2nd Barclays Techstars Accelerator in Africa

Applications open for 2nd Barclays Techstars Accelerator in Africa

30 Dec 2016

Deep analytics bump up sales and marketing for banks

Deep analytics bump up sales and marketing for banks

30 Dec 2016

CashlessAfrica Expo 2017 to be held in Lagos

CashlessAfrica Expo 2017 to be held in Lagos

29 Dec 2016

Digitalisation: do or die

Digitalisation: do or die

Deon van Heerden 22 Dec 2016

Nigerian fintech startup Paystack closes on $1.3m seed funding

Nigerian fintech startup Paystack closes on $1.3m seed funding

19 Dec 2016

Global framework to speed up spread of mobile

Global framework to speed up spread of mobile

Thabiso Mochiko 28 Nov 2016

Cactus Capital invests in African fintech startups

Cactus Capital invests in African fintech startups

18 Nov 2016

#AfricaCom: Africa's tech startup funding landscape in numbers

#AfricaCom: Africa's tech startup funding landscape in numbers

Lauren Hartzenberg 16 Nov 2016

The rise and rise of blockchain

The rise and rise of blockchain

Peter Alkema 15 Nov 2016

Jacomien Van der Merwe, co-founder of BriteCap.

BriteCap wins SAP pitching competition

1 Nov 2016

Exploring Africa's fintech frontiers

Exploring Africa's fintech frontiers

Nicci Botha 24 Oct 2016

Apple CEO, Tim Cook and Deloitte CEO, Punit Renjen.

Deloitte and Apple bite into African business solutions market

30 Sep 2016

L-R: Eran Feinstein, Offer Gat and Peter Harvey

Partnership creates pan-African online payment solution

Nicci Botha 29 Sep 2016

Gamification could drive digital payment

Hanna Ziady 29 Sep 2016

MTN withdraws mobile money service in SA

MTN withdraws mobile money service in SA

19 Sep 2016

#InnovationMonth: Crowdfunding and solar energy, powering the world with tech

Nicci Botha 1 Sep 2016

Fintech: opportunity for SA youth and Africa's growth

Fintech: opportunity for SA youth and Africa's growth

16 Aug 2016

Flipping disruption - fintech company acquires banks

Flipping disruption - fintech company acquires banks

11 Jul 2016

10 fintech innovators conclude first Africa Barclays Accelerator

10 fintech innovators conclude first Africa Barclays Accelerator

1 Jul 2016

#AfricaMonth: Sierra Leone, a deadly virus and digital payments

#AfricaMonth: Sierra Leone, a deadly virus and digital payments

Momodu Kargbo, Sierra Leone minister of finance an 27 May 2016

Jesse Hemson-Struthers, CEO: Niveus Ventures

Translating ideas into successful businesses

24 May 2016

Fraud management in Africa's mobile market

Fraud management in Africa's mobile market

Gareth Whitaker 18 May 2016

Dominique Collett, senior investment executive at Rand Merchant Investment Holdings

The unstoppable rise of fintech is rapidly changing the way Africans transact

Dominique Collett, senior investment executive at 17 May 2016