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

AFRICLOUD Opens Lagos Region and Local-Currency Payments in African Markets

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Africloud

AFRICLOUD, a cloud infrastructure company, has opened its third African region in Lagos and now accepts payment in local currency across West, Central, East and Southern Africa. Businesses across the continent can run servers in Nigeria, South Africa or Portugal from one account, and pay for them the way they already pay for everything else. Buying

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

UBA UK Strengthens Ties Across Francophone West Africa

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UBA UK

UBA UK’s business development team recently completed a strategic visit across five Francophone African markets: Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Benin and Cameroon. The trip forms part of a broader, continent-wide effort to deepen relationships with the banks, institutions and corporates that connect African economies to global trade and capital flows. For UBA UK, Francophone

Yuno Partners with Onafriq to Unlock Pan-African Payments for Global Merchants

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Yuno

 Yuno, the global financial infrastructure platform, today announced a strategic partnership with Onafriq, the leading Pan-African payments network, to bring Africa’s most expansive payments infrastructure to merchants worldwide. Through this integration, Yuno’s clients gain instant access to Onafriq’s network spanning 43 African markets, nearly 1 billion mobile wallets, 500 million bank accounts, and 2,000 cross-border payment corridors — all through

Africa’s Payments Paradox: Why Complexity is the Market’s Greatest Advantage

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African payments infrastructure and cross-border payment ecosystems

By Tim Davis, CEO, Cross Switch They are the kind of top-line statistics that would make any would-be payments provider excited about Africa, with a total continental population of roughly 1.6 billion people (around one-fifth of the world’s population). Mobile penetration levels vary geographically but can be reliably estimated at roughly 45–50%. And finally, a

CRDB Bank Signs Three Landmark Partnerships to Advance Inclusive Finance and Sustainable Development across Africa

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CRDB

CRDB Bank has entered three landmark partnerships with leading development finance institutions, FinDev Canada, DEG (KfW Group, Germany), and Shelter Afrique Development Bank (ShafDB), marking a significant milestone in its transformation journey to advance inclusive and sustainable finance across Africa. The Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were signed during the CRDB Bank Investors and Partners Forum,

SPAYZ.io to Roll Out Payment Solutions in Key African Markets

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Spay

SPAYZ.io, a leading provider of innovative payment solutions, has announced its strategic expansion into three new African markets – South Africa, Egypt, and Cameroon. This marks another major step in the fintech company’s mission to transform digital commerce across Africa’s emerging economies by delivering tailored, localised payment solutions that address unique market needs. Over the

Visa Pay Launches to Expand Access to Digital Payments across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

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Vis

Visa, a global leader in digital payments, today announced the launch of Visa Pay, an innovative mobile solution designed to bring secure, interoperable digital payments and account-to-account money movement to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The solution provides a simple and reliable way for both banked and unbanked consumers to pay, get paid,

Equity Bank Named Best Regional Bank in East Africa

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Equity

Equity Bank has been awarded Best Regional Bank in East Africa at the prestigious 2025 African Banker Awards, hosted in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. This accolade recognises the bank’s outstanding contribution to expanding access to financial services, empowering communities, and driving sustainable economic growth across East Africa. The annual African Banker Awards, now in their 19th