Orange MEA & Mastercard to Digitise Payments Across Africa by 2025

Orange

Orange Middle East and Africa (OMEA) and Mastercard have announced a strategic partnership to expand access to mobile financial services across Sub-Saharan Africa. This collaboration, one of the largest of its kind in the region, will enable millions of Orange Money wallet holders to access digital payments through Mastercard’s global network of merchants by 2025.

Fils and eeasy Join Forces for Sustainable Payments in Middle East & Africa

Fils

Fils, the global leader in enterprise-level sustainability infrastructure, has entered the African market, with a strategic partnership with eeasy, a digital payments technology company operating in Middle East & Africa with a focus on Egypt, to empower its clients in facilitating climate action, offering consumers the option to offset carbon emissions with every transaction. The

Mastercard and MTN Group Partner on Mobile Payments in Africa

Mastercard

Mastercard and MTN Group Fintech have partnered to help consumers and small businesses across Africa transact through mobile payments. The companies said in a press release on Wednesday (Feb. 28) that with this partnership, Mastercard’s technology will support MTN’s FinTech platform, which has 290 million subscribers and 60 million active monthly MTN Mobile Money (MTN

Mastercard and Amazon Payment Services to Enable Digital Payment Acceptance Across Middle East and Africa

Mastercard and Amazon

Mastercard and Amazon Payment Services have signed a multi-year commercial partnership agreement to digitize payment acceptance in Middle East and Africa, across countries including Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, South Africa and UAE. As part of the collaboration, the leading payment service provider (PSP) will adopt Mastercard Gateway – a single touchpoint for

Paymob Extends Series B to USD $72 Million as It Maintains Profitable Growth in Its Core Market

Paymob

Paymob, MENA’s leading financial services enabler, announces a $22 million Series B extension round – taking the Company’s total Series B funding to $72 million. The funding was led by EBRD Venture Capital with participation from Endeavor Catalyst. Existing investors PayPal Ventures, BII, FMO, A15, Nclude and Helios Digital Ventures participated in the round, reaffirming

Omnisient, the SA-Founded Fintech, Secures $7.5m Investment From Arise.

Omnisient

The South African fintech start-up, Omnisient, has received a $7.5 million investment from Arise, advancing financial inclusion in Africa. Founded in December 2019, Omnisient is a privacy-preserving data collaboration and insights platform that allows the owners and users of consumer data to collaborate to extract commercial insights without compromising consumer privacy. The technology provides a

MDP Takes Center Stage as Payments Enabler Africa Sponsor at Africa Fintech Summit Nairobi 2024

MDP

MDP, a leading payments technology provider in the Middle East and Africa, is gearing up to make its mark at the 12th edition of the Africa Fintech Summit, taking place in Nairobi, Kenya, from September 4-6, 2024. The payments technology pioneer is coming on as Africa’s Payment Enabler Sponsor for the second year running. This