AfCFTA Secretariat and Ecobank Group Sign Landmark MoU to Accelerate Intra-African Trade and Empower SMEs

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AfCFTA

AfCFTA (The African Continental Free Trade Area) Secretariat and Ecobank Group today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at deepening economic integration across the continent and closing the trade finance gap. The Agreement seeks to expand access to trade and finance opportunities for African businesses, with particular focus on Small and

Yuno Partners with Flutterwave to Simplify African Expansion for Global Merchants

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Yuno

Yuno, the global financial infrastructure platform, today announced a strategic partnership with Flutterwave Inc, Africa’s leading payment technology company, to streamline payments for businesses expanding into Africa. Through a single API integration, Yuno merchants can now activate Flutterwave’s comprehensive local payment methods, including cards, mobile money, and bank transfers across key African markets instantly, eliminating

Aurionpro Expands Its Multi-Country Transaction Banking Engagement With Diamond Trust Bank

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Aurionpro

Aurionpro Solutions Limited, a global leader in banking technology, announced the expansion and upgrade of its transaction banking engagement with Diamond Trust Bank (DTB), to modernize and enhance the bank’s corporate transaction banking capabilities across multiple countries. This multi-country transaction banking upgrade covering Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania aligns with DTB’s intent to enhance customer experience,

Upgrade or Lag Behind. Why Africa’s Banks Need Modern Card Management for Modern Banking?

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Africa

For many African financial institutions, card management is still treated as a back-office issuing function: produce cards, manage BINs, process transactions, and handle settlement. That view is becoming outdated. In today’s market, modern card management is no longer only about debit, credit or prepaid cards. It is becoming the foundation layer for digital-first experiences such

SQRIL launches stablecoin-to-fiat QR payments and mobile money in Tanzania, Kenya, and South Africa

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SQRIL

SQRIL, the leading cross-border QR code payment infrastructure for emerging markets, today announced its official expansion into Africa. Starting today, SQRIL’s API enables users to perform seamless stablecoin-to-fiat QR code transactions across Tanzania, Kenya, and South Africa, marking a major leap in financial interoperability for the continent. Building on its dominant presence in Southeast Asia and

Cross Switch Appoints Gillian Koinange as Head of Business Development, East Africa

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Cross Sw

Cross Switch has announced the appointment of Gillian Koinange as Head of Business Development, East Africa. This exciting appointment reinforces the company’s commitment to accelerating growth and deepening its presence across the region. Gillian brings over two decades of experience driving revenue growth and building strategic partnerships across Africa, with a strong focus on the

Nedbank and Mastercard Sign 10-Year Deal to Transform Digital Payments in Southern Africa

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Nedban

Nedbank and Mastercard announced a landmark 10-year commercial agreement that expands their long-standing collaboration across Southern African. The agreement spans South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Eswatini, Lesotho and Mozambique, and will bring enhanced digital payment experiences to customers and businesses across the region. Under the agreement, the bank will leverage Mastercard’s global technology expertise and payments

Mambu Celebrates 15 Years of Powering Next Gen Banking

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Mamb

Mambu, the leading SaaS cloud banking platform, celebrates its 15th anniversary, celebrating a decade and a half of helping financial institutions launch and scale modern banking services around the world. Founded in 2010 by three university students, Mambu began with a simple idea. After a field trip to Mozambique exposed the limits of traditional banking

Pesalink and Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) Unlock Cross-Border Payments in Local Currencies in Kenya

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Pesalink

Pesalink, Kenya’s de facto instant payment network, has partnered with the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) to ease cross-border payment and speed up regional financial integration. The partnership enables instant 24/7 cross-border payments from PAPSS participants into banks and mobile money operators within the Pesalink network in Kenya, all settled in local currencies. This

Emirates Expands Payment Flexibility in Kenya Through Cellulant’s Split-Payment Solution

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Emirates

Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, has introduced a first-of-its-kind split-payment solution for travellers in Kenya, through a longstanding strategic partnership with Cellulant, Africa’s leading payments technology company. The split-payment capability, enabled by Tingg, Cellulant’s payment gateway, has debuted in Kenya and is expected to roll out to other African markets in the coming months.