Lumepay Launches Institutional-Grade Cross-Border Payment Solutions for African Businesses

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Lumepay

Lumepay has officially brought its cross-border payment solutions to market, purpose-built for African SMEs, corporates, and financial institutions doing business and transacting globally. It arrives with a clear goal: to deliver end-to-end cross-border payment solutions powered by stable infrastructure, dependable rails, and deep, reliable liquidity – the foundation African businesses need to grow and connect

Financial Mail: Why the SARB is losing patience with South Africa’s banks

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SARB

Original article published by Financial Mail here: Author Tim Cohen The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is considering making participation in the PayShap instant payment system mandatory for banks as part of its broader effort to accelerate digital payments and reduce the country’s reliance on cash. While PayShap has been available for more than three

enza Awarded Payment Service Provider (PSP) Enhanced Licence in Ghana

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enza

enza is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a Payment Service Provider Enhanced licence by the Central Bank of Ghana. The award of the PSP Enhanced licence marks an important milestone for enza, Ghana’s financial services sector, and the continued development of regulated digital payments infrastructure across Africa. The Bank of Ghana’s licensing and

Kora Joins International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Payment Network to Power Airline Payments Across Africa

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Kora

Kora, the payment infrastructure platform, has joined the International Air Transport Association’s IATA Financial Gateway (IFG), connecting global airlines to Africa’s payment ecosystem through a single, reliable infrastructure layer. IATA Financial Gateway is the airline industry’s dedicated payment orchestration and management platform. IFG brings together global, regional and local payment partners to provide airlines with

The Tech Replacing Manual Hotel Payment Terminals

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Hotel

Hotels now have access to a seamless, end-to-end payment experience that follows the guest from booking through to checkout. Already live across the Red Carnation Hotel Collection’s South African portfolio – including the Oyster Box, Bushman’s Kloof Reserve & Wellness Retreat and The Twelve Apostles Hotel & Spa – it marks a significant step forward

ZANACO–Zamtel Money Point of Sale (POS) Payment Partnership Launch

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ZANACO

ZANACO–Zamtel Money Point of Sale (POS) Payment Partnership and its launch mark a significant milestone in Zambia’s journey towards a digitally enabled and financially inclusive economy. By integrating Zamtel Money mobile wallet services with ZANACO’s extensive POS network, the partnership expands access to secure, convenient, and seamless digital payment solutions for businesses and consumers across

Ripple Participates in Flutterwave’s Series E With Strategic Investment to Accelerate African Stablecoin Payments

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Ripple

Ripple, the leading provider of blockchain-based enterprise solutions for traditional and digital finance announces a strategic investment for Flutterwave. This partnership marks the definitive next phase of Flutterwave’s long-term stablecoin strategy, seamlessly connecting its existing cross-border settlement capabilities with enterprise-grade digital liquidity. By anchoring this infrastructure in the heart of the continent, Flutterwave is empowering

ACI Worldwide Powers Next-Generation PSP Expansion in Africa with Kwik Payments Go-Live

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ACI

ACI Worldwide, an original innovator in global payments technology, today announced that Kwik Payments, a South Africa-based payments service provider (PSP), has successfully gone live on the ACI Payments Orchestration Platform, to power the next phase of digital commerce growth across South Africa and the wider African market The partnership represents a pivotal milestone in ACI’s expansion across Africa,

False positives: The conversion killer

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Fraud

Compass Plus Technologies  For merchant acquirers across Africa, fraud prevention has long focused on minimising chargebacks, reducing scheme exposure, and protecting merchants from losses. But there is another threat hiding inside many fraud strategies: false positives. Legitimate transactions wrongly declined as fraud are not just a customer experience issue – they are a major revenue

Yuno Partners with Onafriq to Unlock Pan-African Payments for Global Merchants

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Yuno

 Yuno, the global financial infrastructure platform, today announced a strategic partnership with Onafriq, the leading Pan-African payments network, to bring Africa’s most expansive payments infrastructure to merchants worldwide. Through this integration, Yuno’s clients gain instant access to Onafriq’s network spanning 43 African markets, nearly 1 billion mobile wallets, 500 million bank accounts, and 2,000 cross-border payment corridors — all through