Nigerian Startup wins Visa Everywhere Initiative 2022 for Central Europe, Middle East, and Africa Region

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Technology-driven agricultural start-up, ThriveAgric, has emerged as the winner of the Central Europe, Middle East, and Africa (CEMEA) Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI), a global innovation program and competition for start-ups and fintech companies. With this win in the CEMEA region, ThriveAgric will receive a monetary prize and a spot in the Global Finale scheduled to

Equity is Keny’s Overall Best Bank

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Equity Bank has been feted as the Best Bank in Kenya in the 2022 Think Business Banking Awards for the 11th consecutive year The Bank was recognised for its innovations and for contributing to the prudence and stability of the banking sector by accelerating digital transformation Equity won 22 awards; Winner in 15 categories, 1st

Cellulant Partners with 5 Water Utility Companies in Zambia to Provide Seamless Digital Payment Solutions to Over 300,000 Customers

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This partnership will allow customers in the province to conveniently pay their water bills with their preferred mobile money and selected bank accounts Zambia is pleased to announce a digital payment partnership with five leading Zambian water utility companies; Nkana Water, Kafubu Water, Mulonga Water, Chambeshi Water and Western Water. This partnership will allow customers

I&M Bank Limited Launches Enhanced Offerings for its Corporate, MSME and Retail Customers

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The new value propositions are expected to simplify banking through solutions that are tailor-made to customers dynamic needs I&M Bank Limited has launched an enhanced set of customer solutions under its iMara 2.0 strategy as part of the Bank’s continued efforts to meet its Corporate, MSME and retail customers’ financial needs. The new value propositions

Equity Introduces Chat Banking on Social Media

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Equity Virtual Assistant (EVA) chatbot is Equity’s latest addition to self-service digital banking EVA, offers Equity customers a seamless interactive banking social media platforms: WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Telegram. EVA chatbot facilitates digital banking transactions and customer support services anytime anywhere. This latest innovation reaffirms the Bank’s commitment to continue giving customers the freedom, choice

Fintech Startup Grey Partners with Payments Company Cellulant for East Africa Expansion

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Grey, a Y-combinator backed fintech startup, offers a unique international money transfer service that enables its users to send and receive international payments without restrictions quickly Grey has announced the launch of its service to East Africa starting with Kenya in partnership with Cellulant (www.Cellulant.io). Its products, including foreign bank accounts, instant currency exchange, and

Mastercard and OPay Announce Strategic Partnership to Grow Cashless Ecosystem and Advance Digital Financial Inclusion for Millions

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Partnership will enable OPay customers to pay on global online platforms backed by Mastercard’s secure Mastercard virtual payment solution linked to the OPay wallet OPay consumers will enjoy a superior digital experience for multiple lifestyle services and new digital commerce opportunities for, with or without a bank account In addition to digital commerce enablement, the

Cellulant Recognised for Excellence in Delivering Embedded Fintech Solutions Across Africa

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Pan-African payments company awarded for its role in driving financial inclusion at the Annual Excellence in Fintech awards in Washington DC Cellulant (www.Cellulant.io), Africa’s leading payments company, won the Award for Excellence in Embedded Fintech at the 7th edition of the Africa Fintech Summit in Washington, D.C., alongside the Spring Meetings of the IMF and

Equity Group Returns to Growth

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As the global economy continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, Equity Group has eased its defensive strategy that had been deployed during the economic uncertainty and returned to its growth strategy. The defensive strategy involved internally generated cash being retained, while forgoing dividend payouts for two consecutive years to build capital buffers. This

Sasai Fintech’s Digital Wallet Secures GSMA Compliance, Increasing Digital Mobile Wallet Offering to its Customers

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Securing this compliance helped Sasai, the leading diversified and integrated African fintech company, standardise its integration process Sasai Fintech, a business of Cassava Technologies, Africa’s first integrated technology company of continental scale, has been awarded the compliance approval for merchant payments and bulk disbursements on GSMA digital wallet’s Mobile Money API (Application Programming Interface). According