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 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

BNPL utility expands as flexible payments go mainstream

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BNPL is becoming an increasingly mainstream part of how South Africans manage their spending and household cash flow. With annual inflation at 4.4% in August, the repo rate now at 7.25%, and petrol prices up to over R30 a litre, consumers have even more reason to think carefully about when they spend and how they

Sao Payment Global Launches in Ghana, Bringing Connected Digital Payments Infrastructure to the Market

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Sao Payment Global Limited, a licensed financial technology company founded in São Tomé and Príncipe, has officially launched its operations in Ghana, marking a significant expansion of its African payments network and establishing Ghana as its hub for Anglophone West Africa. The launch took place on 7 October 2026 at the Labadi Beach Hotel in

Nuvei Secures License to Offer Local Payment Acceptance in South Africa

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Nuvei, the global fintech building the infrastructure for every payment, everywhere, today announced that it has secured authorization from the Payments Association of South Africa (PASA) to offer local merchant payment services in South Africa, expanding its ability to support global brands and local businesses through its global payments platform. The authorization advances Nuvei’s Every

Flutterwave CEO Joins OpenAI, NVIDIA, Microsoft, AMD-Led Advisory Board in Silicon Valley

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Flutterwave‘s Founder and CEO, Africa’s leading payments technology company, Olugbenga “GB” Agboola, has been named a member of the Silicon Valley & The World Advisory Board’s Founders Council, joining a select group of global entrepreneurs and business leaders helping shape dialogue around technology, artificial intelligence, and its growing impact on economies and societies. Silicon Valley

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, 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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 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

Julius Baer Appoints Former Barclays Banker Roy Zaatar to Middle East and Africa Leadership Team

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Julius Baer (Middle East) Ltd (JBME) has appointed Roy Zaatar as Managing Director, Senior Advisor and Group Head, joining its Middle East and Africa leadership team in Dubai as of 16 September 2026, according to a press release dated 28 September 2026. Zaatar leads a group of relationship managers covering the region and reports to