littlefish and Halo Dot Partner to Help Financial Institutions Back Their Merchants Beyond the Payment

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littlefish, the merchant operating system that helps financial institutions become better partners to the businesses they serve, and Halo Dot, the Enterprise Grade SoftPOS solution provider, today announced a strategic partnership that gives banks, merchant acquirers and payment providers a single, integrated way to help their merchants accept payments and run their businesses. The partnership

South Africa brings Africa’s fintech engine to Hong Kong FinTech Week 2026

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South Afric

South Africa invites investors, institutions and media to meet South African innovators building secure digital-asset custody and AI-driven financial intelligence, and to help shape an Africa–Asia fintech corridor. South Africa arrives at Hong Kong FinTech Week 2026 with a clear proposition for Asian capital: a well-regulated financial system, Africa’s deepest capital markets and a new

NymCard and Visa Launch B2B Payments Platform Across CEMEA

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NymCard, the MENA region’s leading embedded finance provider, has entered into a strategic partnership with Visa, a global leader in digital payments, to launch a dedicated commercial payments platform – Nym4Business – exclusively for Visa clients. The platform enables banks and non-banking financial institutions across Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (CEMEA)

Nomba Expands B2B Payments from the DRC to Zambia, Connecting Businesses Across a $1.2 Billion Trade Corridor

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Nomba

Nomba, a business banking and financial infrastructure platform, has extended its existing Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) payments corridor into Zambia through licensed local partners. The highly strategic move into Africa’s fastest-growing trade route advances the company’s Pan-African business banking ambitions and follows the recent fundraise to expand cross-border payments infrastructure in the DRC.

dLocal and Western Union Expand Their Partnership to Cover Remittance Payouts in Africa

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dLoc

 dLocal, the leading payments platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, and Western Union, a global leader in cross-border money movement, today announced an expansion of their partnership in Africa to include payouts. This adds to the collections work they already run together, with dLocal providing the technology and connectivity layer, while regulated local partners

Absa and Thunes Deepen Alliance to Launch World-Class Cross-Border Payments Across Africa

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Absa

Absa Group, one of Africa’s largest diversified financial services providers, has selected Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, as a strategic Multicurrency Clearing (MCC) partner for the Group. The new collaboration builds on the two companies’ recent launch of Absa Global Pay in South Africa which demonstrated the value of combining the company’s

Mukuru Launches Everyday Transactional Account in South Africa

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Mukur

Mukuru, the Pan-African fintech trusted by more than 17 million customers, today launched the Mukuru Account & Card in South Africa. The product is offered in partnership with Bank Zero, the licensed sponsor bank, and is enabled by Paymentology and Mastercard. The new proposition builds on Mukuru’s established remittance and card foundation, giving customers access to

SBV Services Celebrates 40th Anniversary

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SBV

SBV Services, for forty years, has played a critical role within the cash ecosystem, ensuring the secure processing, storage, movement, and distribution of cash across South Africa. As the organisation celebrates its 40th anniversary, SBV Services (SBV) Group CEO, Mark Barrett reflects on the company’s legacy, impact and enduring purpose as an organisation that is about

Walletdoc launches Visa Payment Passkeys for a safer, frictionless online checkout

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Walletdoc

Walletdoc, one of South Africa’s leading payment technology companies, is bringing Visa Payment Passkeys to local merchants, enabling them to offer shoppers a faster, more secure and passwordless online checkout. South African shoppers can now skip the frustrating redirect to their bank and the one-time PINs that slow down online card payments and instead approve

International Trade Centre and Access Bank partner to boost small business growth across 14 African countries

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Access Bank

International Trade Centre (ITC) and The Access Africa Office, the coordinating office for the African subsidiaries of Access Bank Plc one of Africa’s leading pan-African financial institutions, establish a new partnership to boost access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises, and increase access to markets and skills training, in 14 African countries. The programme