Kuda, the Challenger Bank for Africans, Delivers Free Debit Cards without Maintenance Fees Across Nigeria to Promote Cashless Payments

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Kuda’s proposition of zero fees on cards, account maintenance and transfers as well as its low-interest credit offering delivered conveniently through smartphones and the web have made it particularly attractive to millennials In a move aimed at driving its independent payment cards offering, Kuda Technologies, the challenger bank for Africans, has partnered with Network International,

Nigerian Digital Bank Carbon Signs with Network International to Boost Digital Payment Offering

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Agreement to support greater financial inclusion among unbanked in Nigeria Pan-African fintech startup and digital bank Carbon Bank has partnered with Network International, the leading enabler of digital commerce across Africa and the Middle East, as part of its plan to boost its digital payment offering. Under the agreement, Network International will issue and process

KongaPay Leads Paypal, Others in E-Commerce Transactions in Nigeria

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Research identifies KongaPay as Nigeria’s leading e-wallet platform KongaPay, a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)-licensed fintech platform, has been identified as the leading provider of digital payment services for e-commerce transactions in Nigeria. The rating came from Statista, a globally renowned market and consumer data firm. The development justifies the huge popularity and impressive dominance

Untapped Global Partners with Paga to Boost Digital Payments for Nigerian SMEs

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Untapped Global, an investment company focused on emerging markets, announces a scale up of its partnership with Paga, the mobile payment and financial services company. The program finances point-of-sale devices (POS) for merchants in Nigeria, the largest country in Africa, but still underserved when it comes to financial services. The collaboration between Paga and Untapped

Klasha Expands to Ghana to Facilitate Frictionless Online Commerce and Cross-border Payments

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Klasha, a San Francisco and Lagos-based cross-border company building technology infrastructure for cross-border commerce in Africa, has announced its launch in Ghana. Launched in Nigeria in May 2021, Klasha’s solution helps merchants worldwide sell online to Africa and receive payments in local African currencies while enjoying superfast last-mile delivery to consumers across the continent. This

Interswitch Partners with Interstellar to Develop Blockchain-Powered Infrastructure Services and Solutions

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Africa’s first Enterprise Blockchain Infrastructure Services organization signs a long-term strategic partnership agreement with Africa’s first Fintech Unicorn to develop Blockchain-powered Infrastructure Services and Solutions. Interstellar and Interswitch have been working together over the last two years, carrying out blockchain technology research. As part of the partnership, Interstellar’s Blockchain technology stack called STARGATE will be integrated with

Visa Expands She’s Next initiative in Africa, Empowering Women Entrepreneurs with Digital Capabilities

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New Visa research reveals that 54% of ‘cash only’ merchants have missed business opportunities, with 70% of women-owned businesses expecting eCommerce to expand beyond the pandemic September 23rd, 2021 – As the rate of women entrepreneurs across Sub-Saharan Africa continues to rise, Visa is expanding its global She’s Next initiative to empower women entrepreneurs on

FG Signs Pact with Konga to Aid Nigerians in Diaspora

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Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, has signed a partnership with the Federal Government through the Diaspora Commission to further strengthen the relationship between Nigerians abroad, their relatives and the nation. To this effect, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Konga and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 in

GCB Opens New Branch In Tema Community 25

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GCB Bank Limited (GCB) has opened a new branch in the Community 25 of Tema Metropolitan Area of the Greater Accra Region. The new branch is located within the Tema Community 25 Shopping Mall and will offer banking services to customers and residents in the area. This is in response to the growing business population,

Ecobank Group Launches 2021 edition of its Fintech Challenge

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The Pan-African Banking Group seeks innovative start-ups to partner and collaborate with Applications are now open The pan-African banking group, Ecobank group, is inviting African Fintech entrepreneurs to join the 4th edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge. The Fintech Challenge is in line with the Bank’s commitment to championing digitization by giving innovative African startups