Smile ID and Mastercard to Scale Digital Identity Across Africa

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Smile

Smile ID, Africa’s leading identity verification provider, has strengthened its partnership with Mastercard to accelerate the rollout of secure and scalable digital identity solutions across the continent. The extended collaboration is designed to support banks, fintechs, mobile money operators, and other enterprises in quickly and securely onboarding new customers, reducing fraud, and expanding financial access

XLink Launches NovaX: Always-On, Enterprise-Grade Connectivity Engineered for SMEs

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In today’s always-on digital economy, even a moment of downtime can cripple small businesses – resulting in lost revenue, broken trust, and operational delays. SMEs are under increasing pressure to function in real time – whether it’s processing payments, running cloud-based applications, or simply staying connected to customers. Uninterrupted, high-performance connectivity is no longer optional;

Why Telecom Expense Visibility is the Missing Link in Financial Governance

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Written by 1Nebula | https://www.1nebula.com/ Get your free Telecom Cost Audit here For good reason, people, capital, and infrastructure are known as the pillars that hold up organisations. Now comes a modern pillar that is just as important: connectivity. Nobody would deny the need for extensive financial oversight in monitoring spending on people, capital, and

Western Union, Zoona and Chipper Cash Launch International Money Transfer Services

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Western

Western Union, Zoona Transactions Zambia Limited, and Chipper Cash today jointly announced the launch of international money transfer services through the Chipper Cash app. This new, co-branded service empowers customers in Zambia to send and receive money across borders with greater ease, flexibility, and security, meeting the growing demand for digital-first financial solutions. Zoona, a

OpenWay Recognized as Best-in-Class in Datos Insights’ 2025 Matrix for Merchant Acquiring Platforms

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OpenWay, a global leader in payments software and developer of the Way4 digital payment software platform, has been recognized as a Best-in-Class vendor in the 2025 Merchant Acquiring Software Platforms Matrix by Datos Insights. The ranking places OpenWay in the Market Leaders quadrant, based on the strength of its solution capabilities, high customer satisfaction, innovation

Blu Penguin and Network International Power Ghana’s Mobile Money

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Blu Penguin

Blu Penguin, a Ghana-based fintech and mobile money aggregator, has joined forces with Network International, a leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa, to bring mobile money capabilities to merchants across Ghana. This strategic collaboration integrates Blu Penguin’s mobile payment technology with Network’s N-Genius™ point-of-sale (POS) terminals, marking a significant step

Wave Secures $137M Debt Round to Expand Mobile Money Services

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Wave

Wave, a Senegal-based mobile money provider and one of Africa’s highest-valued startups, has secured US$137 million in debt financing to expand its mobile money operations and strengthen working capital across both existing and new markets. The round was led by Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), with participation from development finance institutions including British International Investment (BII),

Capital Software, Halo Dot, and Nedbank Are Using Tap on Phone Technology to Revolutionise Mandate Authentication

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Capital Software

Capital Software, with Halo Dot and Nedbank, is revolutionising payments by offering DebiCheck TT3 Mandate Authentication via Tap on Phone—making secure, real-time sign-ups faster and more affordable. For 13 years, Chris has started every Monday morning in the same boardroom, sitting next to his boss, coffee in hand and plans on the table. But this

Mobile Point of Sale ‘Unleashes the Era of Modern Retail Experience’

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Mobile

Mobile data shows consumers’ demand and responds well to an elevated retail experience. While the economic landscape has been anything but stable, with international trade tensions and the national budget fallout spooking the market before rebounding when the VAT increase was later withdrawn, the retail sector is showing remarkable resilience, says Ecentric Payment Systems’ Rory

UBA Launches Upgraded PoS Terminal & MONI App to Boost Payments

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UBA

UBA—United Bank for Africa Plc, Africa’s Global Bank, has unveiled its vastly improved Point of Sale (POS) terminal and the UBA MONI App to redefine the digital payment landscape and empower small and medium-scale enterprises across Africa. The upgraded platforms are part of the bank’s ongoing campaign, which has the theme Innovation for Progress: Empowering SMEs,