Tag: Payments

South Korea’s ride-hailing industry is entering a new battleground as Kakao Mobility and Uber launch competing membership services. Both companies are pivoting toward subscription-based models, betting […]

Press release: Cairo-based fintech Munify has raised $3 million in a seed round led by Y Combinator, with participation from BYLD and Digital Currency Group, alongside […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a new directive that will shut down PoS devices that are used outside of a merchant’s registered address. […]

Tallinn-based Creem, a FinTech startup building financial infrastructure for AI-first businesses, has secured €1.8 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Practica Capital, alongside Antler […]

On July 23, 2025, Visa opened its first African data centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. For the global payments giant, this is more than an infrastructure […]

Senegal’s fast-growing technology sector has been hit by two high-profile fraud cases that highlight weak internal controls and could undermine investor confidence in one of West […]

Digital banking platform Affinity Africa has rolled out Affinity Boost, a new savings product designed to help individuals and small businesses reach financial goals faster through […]

Street Wallet, a South African mobile payment fintech, has raised $350,000 (R6.2 million) in funding at a valuation of $2 million (R35.5 million). The raise, led […]

SA’s Street Wallet Raises USD 350 K To Bring Cashless Payments To Informal Traders Street Wallet, a Cape Town–based fintech helping informal traders go cashless, has […]

The news Nedbank has acquired Durban-based payments fintech iKhokha in a R1.65 billion ($93.3 million) all-cash deal. iKhokha will maintain its brand and leadership under a management […]