Khurram Ahmed, Global Product Consultant, Fraud Management, BPC In the 2006 thriller Firewall, Harrison Ford plays a bank security specialist forced to exploit the institution’s own systems and facilitate a fraudulent transfer from inside its trusted environment. At the time, the scenario felt like a cinematic warning about what could happen when criminals combined technical
Flex Finance, a financial technology company, today announced the launch of its connected spend management platform, designed to help African businesses streamline expense management, approvals, and accounting in a single integrated workflow. The platform is now available to companies across the continent, addressing the operational challenges that arise as businesses scale. The launch marks a
Shufti, a glocal full-compliance lifecycle management solution, today extended its global footprint into Africa’s fintech frontier with a new partnership with Prime Focus Private Limited, a Zimbabwean fintech building financial infrastructure for Africa’s small and medium enterprises. Combining global scalability with local precision, Shufti adapts identity verification to diverse markets through advanced facial biometrics, deepfake detection,
Infosys Finacle, part of EdgeVerve Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Infosys (NSE, BSE, NYSE: INFY), today announced that Investec, a leading international bank and wealth manager, has selected the Finacle Digital Banking Solution Suite on Microsoft Azure to modernize its banking operations across South Africa, the UK, Mauritius, and the Channel Islands. As part of this multi-country, large-scale transformation program, the bank will
FNB eBucks, Clicks, and Engen proudly announce the launch of a future forward customer ecosystem from 01 August 2026. The first-of-its-kind initiative brings together three leading brands into a single integrated rewards ecosystem spanning fuel, retail and banking. By rewarding customers for banking with FNB, fuelling at Engen and shopping at Clicks simultaneously, this creates
Stitch Express, the payments solution built for growing South African businesses, today announced the launch of Express In-person payments, bringing in-person card and alternative payment acceptance to retail merchants with physical locations. As part of this launch, Stitch is the first payments provider in South Africa to offer a fully integrated Shopify POS solution, allowing
SeerBit, a leading pan-African payments company, today announced its integration with PayPal, enabling merchants across its supported markets to accept payments directly from PayPal users at checkout. Through this integration, customers shopping on SeerBit-powered platforms can now choose PayPal alongside cards, bank transfers, and mobile money, while allowing merchants to manage all transactions in one
UnionPay International and Pesapal have announced a strategic partnership to expand UnionPay card acceptance across Pesapal’s Point-of-Sale (POS) merchant network. Launching initially in Tanzania followed by Rwanda, this collaboration significantly enhances payment convenience for international travellers while unlocking new commercial opportunities for local businesses. As the lead market for the rollout, Tanzania will see immediate
Abay Bank, in partnership with Visa Inc., a global leader in digital payments, has officially introduced the Abay Classic International Pre-Paid Visa Card, a service designed to empower customers, to make secure global payments without the need to carry cash. The vibrant launch ceremony, held at Abay Bank Headquarters in Addis Ababa, was graced by
Yellow Card, a leading global stablecoin infrastructure provider, today announced the successful closing of a $40 million strategic funding round, with investment from SC Ventures by Standard Chartered, Sony Innovation Fund, Polychain Capital, Blockchain Capital, and additional strategic investors. The funding will scale Global USD Accounts, Yellow Card’s end-to-end dollar account for businesses, and expand
