Africa’s exploding population presents huge growth opportunities; a world-class digital payments ecosystem will be fundamental to that, write Moment CEO Joel Yarbrough and MultiChoice Africa Group Executive Head Delivery & Operations Craig Coetzer Africa is [c]
Rapid technological innovation, shifting societal priorities, and a heightened focus on sustainability from businesses across all sectors are shaping the global landscape as we rapidly approach 2025. Some key trends that have become apparent include [c]
Juicyway, a payment startup using stablecoin technology to transform cross-border payments connecting people and businesses to the global economy, has launched out of stealth mode and announced a $3 million pre-seed round led by P1 [c]
Kenyan fintech startup Leja has achieved remarkable growth, processing $2 billion in B2B payments since launching its B2B payments service in Kenya earlier this year. This milestone reflects a 30% month-over-month growth rate and a [c]
Airtel Money Kenya has joined forces with Moja Expressway (also called Nairobi Expressway) in a strategic partnership set to redefine expressway toll fee payments. The collaboration introduces Airtel Money as the latest, convenient payment method [c]
Old Mutual General Insurance Kenya (OMGIK) has announced the launch of its new Monthly Premiums Plan, which is designed to provide customers with a flexible and affordable approach to managing their insurance coverage. The plan [c]
KCB Bank Kenya and Airtel Money Kenya have announced an interoperability partnership where Airtel Money customers will now be able to make payments directly to KCB merchants’ tills through the Lipa Na KCB service. This [c]
Days after it dropped three new Originals in Kenya, African streamer Showmax has completed the integration of M-Pesa onto its recently re-launched platform, allowing customers the ease and convenience of engaging with the popular payment [c]
Access Bank Group, has today launched an innovative solution in collaboration with Mastercard to expand access to cross-border payments and remittances to and from the continent, bringing Africa closer to the global economy. By leveraging [c]
Paymentology, a global issuer-processor, is marking its 20-year anniversary of dedicated on-soil processing and strategic investment across Africa. Paymentology originated in South Africa and was formerly known as Tutuka. It is a cloud-based, next-generation processor [c]
Safaricom has announced the launch of Bonga Consumer Spin and Win Promotion to take place over the next one month to reward customers’ loyalty. To participate, customers will only need to pay for any goods [c]
The County Government of Kisumu in partnership with Safaricom Business, has today launched an Integrated County Revenue Management System (ICRMS) to address the county’s challenges in optimising revenue collection, administration, and reporting. The innovative platform [c]
Digital payments solutions vendor, Pesapal, has released a new feature that allows customers to add a tip directly on its POS devices. This new feature will be available on all Pesapal Sabi POS terminals and [c]
Visa, a digital payments solutions provider, and TECH5, an innovator in the field of biometrics and digital identity management, have signed a strategic collaboration agreement focusing on the development and enhancement of digital government ecosystems [c]
Safaricom has been accredited with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Certification, a worldwide standard of data security for businesses that process card transactions, by the PCI Security Standard Council (PCI SSC). [c]
Airtel Money Kenya has announced that its customers can now seamlessly pay for eCitizen services, thanks to the integration of Airtel Money with the eCitizen platform. One can enjoy up to 25% lower transaction fees [c]
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