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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

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Mukuru CEO Andy Jury on stage at Africa Tech Week 2024

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Practices for financial services sector to protect itself against DDoS attacks

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Victor Odundo Owuor 15 Oct 2018

Is Africa the Silicon Valley of banking?

Is Africa the Silicon Valley of banking?

27 Sep 2018

John Kamaro, director for Global Gaming Africa

Blockchain as a solution to Africa's challenges

Katy Micallef 21 Sep 2018

Nigeria's Paga raises $10m for international expansion

Nigeria's Paga raises $10m for international expansion

Tom Jackson 7 Sep 2018

SA payments startup Yoco raises $16m in funding

SA payments startup Yoco raises $16m in funding

7 Sep 2018

Nigerian WhatsApp chatbot launched for UBA bank

Nigerian WhatsApp chatbot launched for UBA bank

7 Sep 2018

Demand for affordable, cross-border payments drives innovation in Africa

Demand for affordable, cross-border payments drives innovation in Africa

3 Sep 2018

Nigeria's mobile payment system, mCash relaunches

Nigeria's mobile payment system, mCash relaunches

7 Aug 2018

Paxful, Zam Zam Water make Bitcoin-funded charity in Africa a reality

Paxful, Zam Zam Water make Bitcoin-funded charity in Africa a reality

6 Aug 2018

#PIPC2018: The role of affordable payment solutions in promoting financial inclusion

#PIPC2018: The role of affordable payment solutions in promoting financial inclusion

2 Aug 2018

Contactless payments to account for 15% of total POS transactions by 2020

Contactless payments to account for 15% of total POS transactions by 2020

31 Jul 2018

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How cryptocurrencies could offer solutions to Africa's payments challenges

Luko Onke Binase 23 Jul 2018

(L-R): Allen Semboze, Regional Head Africa of Unimoni, and Promoth Manghat, Executive Director of Finablr.

Unimoni rebrand targets 14 African markets

23 Jul 2018

Cryptocurrency to power solar projects

Cryptocurrency to power solar projects

19 Jul 2018

AfricaCom 2018 launches conference, expos

16 Jul 2018

African entrepreneurs join Alibaba's eFounders Fellowship in China

African entrepreneurs join Alibaba's eFounders Fellowship in China

Gabriella Mulligan 6 Jul 2018

Unlocking opportunities in payment systems in Africa

Unlocking opportunities in payment systems in Africa

5 Jul 2018

Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

5 Jul 2018

Feature image: Via . © via Flickr ()

Akon's building a Senegalese 'smart city' with his cryptocurrency 'Akoin'

Andy Walker 28 Jun 2018

Investing in your customers yields returns

Investing in your customers yields returns

14 Jun 2018

Global digital commerce spend forecast to reach $14.7tn by 2022

Global digital commerce spend forecast to reach $14.7tn by 2022

6 Jun 2018

Orange, Google to co-invest in EMEA startups

Orange, Google to co-invest in EMEA startups

Gabriella Mulligan 5 Jun 2018

Kora is the blockchain platform empowering social change in rural Africa.

Kora uses blockchain platform to empower social change in rural Africa

1 Jun 2018

Tim Hutchinson, head of digital for financial markets, Standard Bank

#AfricaMonth: Fintech breaks down borders in FX trading

23 May 2018

African bank wins digital strategy award

African bank wins digital strategy award

21 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: Africa could be the next frontier for cryptocurrency

#AfricaMonth: Africa could be the next frontier for cryptocurrency

Pavithra Rao 18 May 2018

Moroccan e-commerce platform Hmizate expands into fintech

Moroccan e-commerce platform Hmizate expands into fintech

Tom Jackson 16 May 2018

Jaza Duka benefits local communities by giving them quicker, more reliable access to the products they need most to support their families.

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#AfricaMonth: Pitching for Africa

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Practices for financial services sector to protect itself against DDoS attacks

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Omar Abdisalan/Amisom/Flickr

Mobile money transfers have taken off in Somalia. But there are risks

Victor Odundo Owuor 15 Oct 2018

Is Africa the Silicon Valley of banking?

Is Africa the Silicon Valley of banking?

27 Sep 2018

John Kamaro, director for Global Gaming Africa

Blockchain as a solution to Africa's challenges

Katy Micallef 21 Sep 2018

Nigeria's Paga raises $10m for international expansion

Nigeria's Paga raises $10m for international expansion

Tom Jackson 7 Sep 2018

SA payments startup Yoco raises $16m in funding

SA payments startup Yoco raises $16m in funding

7 Sep 2018

Nigerian WhatsApp chatbot launched for UBA bank

Nigerian WhatsApp chatbot launched for UBA bank

7 Sep 2018

Demand for affordable, cross-border payments drives innovation in Africa

Demand for affordable, cross-border payments drives innovation in Africa

3 Sep 2018

Nigeria's mobile payment system, mCash relaunches

Nigeria's mobile payment system, mCash relaunches

7 Aug 2018

Paxful, Zam Zam Water make Bitcoin-funded charity in Africa a reality

Paxful, Zam Zam Water make Bitcoin-funded charity in Africa a reality

6 Aug 2018

#PIPC2018: The role of affordable payment solutions in promoting financial inclusion

#PIPC2018: The role of affordable payment solutions in promoting financial inclusion

2 Aug 2018

Contactless payments to account for 15% of total POS transactions by 2020

Contactless payments to account for 15% of total POS transactions by 2020

31 Jul 2018

Luko Onke Binase

How cryptocurrencies could offer solutions to Africa's payments challenges

Luko Onke Binase 23 Jul 2018

(L-R): Allen Semboze, Regional Head Africa of Unimoni, and Promoth Manghat, Executive Director of Finablr.

Unimoni rebrand targets 14 African markets

23 Jul 2018

Cryptocurrency to power solar projects

Cryptocurrency to power solar projects

19 Jul 2018

AfricaCom 2018 launches conference, expos

16 Jul 2018

African entrepreneurs join Alibaba's eFounders Fellowship in China

African entrepreneurs join Alibaba's eFounders Fellowship in China

Gabriella Mulligan 6 Jul 2018

Unlocking opportunities in payment systems in Africa

Unlocking opportunities in payment systems in Africa

5 Jul 2018

Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

Visa partners Ivorian government to bring e-payment solutions

5 Jul 2018

Feature image: Via . © via Flickr ()

Akon's building a Senegalese 'smart city' with his cryptocurrency 'Akoin'

Andy Walker 28 Jun 2018

Investing in your customers yields returns

Investing in your customers yields returns

14 Jun 2018

Global digital commerce spend forecast to reach $14.7tn by 2022

Global digital commerce spend forecast to reach $14.7tn by 2022

6 Jun 2018

Orange, Google to co-invest in EMEA startups

Orange, Google to co-invest in EMEA startups

Gabriella Mulligan 5 Jun 2018

Kora is the blockchain platform empowering social change in rural Africa.

Kora uses blockchain platform to empower social change in rural Africa

1 Jun 2018

Tim Hutchinson, head of digital for financial markets, Standard Bank

#AfricaMonth: Fintech breaks down borders in FX trading

23 May 2018

African bank wins digital strategy award

African bank wins digital strategy award

21 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: Africa could be the next frontier for cryptocurrency

#AfricaMonth: Africa could be the next frontier for cryptocurrency

Pavithra Rao 18 May 2018

Moroccan e-commerce platform Hmizate expands into fintech

Moroccan e-commerce platform Hmizate expands into fintech

Tom Jackson 16 May 2018

Jaza Duka benefits local communities by giving them quicker, more reliable access to the products they need most to support their families.

Pilot study to overcome cash constraints for entrepreneurs

9 May 2018

Kharom Klamphian © –

#AfricaMonth: Pitching for Africa

Leigh Andrews 8 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: The power of smart technology in Africa

#AfricaMonth: The power of smart technology in Africa

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Christophe Viarnaud, founder of AfricArena and CEO of French-South African tech company, Methys.

#AfricaMonth: Feed our startup gazelles and unicorns with funding

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Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Tom Jackson 19 Apr 2018

Tigo Tanzania's chief officer for mobile financial services, Hussein Sayed (left), briefs journalists on the GSMA Mobile Money Certification. Flanking him is Tigo's corporate communications manager, Woinde Shisael (right).

Tigo mobile money receives certification

16 Apr 2018

Ghanaian startup crowned 2018 Seedstars Global Winner

Ghanaian startup crowned 2018 Seedstars Global Winner

16 Apr 2018

Barclays Accelerator.

Why African banks must work with fintech startups

Tom Jackson 13 Apr 2018

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Senegal

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Tom Jackson 9 Apr 2018

Building knowledge-based economies in Africa

29 Mar 2018

Tigo managing director, Simon Karikari, (second left), and the general manager of Uber East Africa, Loic Amado, shake hands after announcing the partnership between Tigo and Uber Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. Others are: Uber country manager, Alfred Msemo and Tigo’s head of mobile financial services, Hussein Sayed. Source: Tigo.

Tigo and Uber partner up in East Africa

23 Mar 2018

Payment trends in Africa - driven by tech with an African twist

Payment trends in Africa - driven by tech with an African twist

David Noel Lardin 13 Mar 2018