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Safaricom dominates Ethiopia mobile money with M-Pesa

M-Pesa Safaricom, Onafriq ink deal to boost Ethiopian remittances

Source: Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI).

IsDBI unveils flagship Islamic finance marketplace

3 Jan 2024

Source: Reuters.

Kenya suspends crypto project Worldcoin over safety concerns

By Humphrey Malalo 3 Aug 2023

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A mobile payments solution for Kenyan retailers

A mobile payments solution for Kenyan retailers

6 Dec 2017

Arsenal welcomes WorldRemit as official online money transfer partner

Arsenal welcomes WorldRemit as official online money transfer partner

21 Nov 2017

Meet Africa's startup stars

Meet Africa's startup stars

20 Nov 2017

Three key trends for African economic growth in 2018

Three key trends for African economic growth in 2018

16 Nov 2017

Startups winners at AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards

Startups winners at AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards

Tom Jackson 8 Nov 2017

AfricaCom 2017 Awards finalists revealed

AfricaCom 2017 Awards finalists revealed

17 Oct 2017

Instant, secure, cashless payment for 33 African countries

Instant, secure, cashless payment for 33 African countries

13 Oct 2017

Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

12 Oct 2017

Who's winning online in African banking?

Who's winning online in African banking?

Romy Honneysett 3 Oct 2017

Pick n Pay trials bitcoin payments

Pick n Pay trials bitcoin payments

19 Sep 2017

SA approves cross-border mobile money transfers

SA approves cross-border mobile money transfers

7 Sep 2017

Research indicates payment markets to pass $5tn by 2020

Research indicates payment markets to pass $5tn by 2020

30 Aug 2017

How this Senegalese fintech startup is going pan-African

How this Senegalese fintech startup is going pan-African

Tom Jackson 22 Aug 2017

Image: mpesarates.com (Source: )

Taxi-hailing firm Little launches own virtual wallet

Annie Njanja 22 Aug 2017

Youtap solutions aim to simplify mobile payments in Africa and Asia

Youtap solutions aim to simplify mobile payments in Africa and Asia

21 Aug 2017

Uganda's Numida encourages app usage with access to loans

Uganda's Numida encourages app usage with access to loans

Tom Jackson 18 Aug 2017

Cash is no longer king. All hail digitisation

Cash is no longer king. All hail digitisation

Peter Alkema 14 Aug 2017

Innovation doesn't have to be disruptive

Innovation doesn't have to be disruptive

8 Aug 2017

The convergence of credit card and cash in Africa

The convergence of credit card and cash in Africa

Simeon Tassev 1 Aug 2017

Capturing Africa's unbanked market

Capturing Africa's unbanked market

3 Jul 2017

#StartupStory: Flexpay

#StartupStory: Flexpay

Ilse van den Berg 19 Jun 2017

Africa's quest for a cashless economy gains momentum

Africa's quest for a cashless economy gains momentum

Kingsley Ighobor 7 Jun 2017

Digitised loan payments a boost for smallholder farmers in Kenya

Digitised loan payments a boost for smallholder farmers in Kenya

1 Jun 2017

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

21 Apr 2017

Study provides fresh insights into the benefits of mobile money in Kenya

Study provides fresh insights into the benefits of mobile money in Kenya

Sarah Logan 5 Jan 2017

Global framework to speed up spread of mobile

Global framework to speed up spread of mobile

Thabiso Mochiko 28 Nov 2016

#AfricaCom: Africa's tech startup funding landscape in numbers

#AfricaCom: Africa's tech startup funding landscape in numbers

Lauren Hartzenberg 16 Nov 2016

10 fintech innovators conclude first Africa Barclays Accelerator

10 fintech innovators conclude first Africa Barclays Accelerator

1 Jul 2016

Namibia joins Africa's mobile phone banking boom

Namibia joins Africa's mobile phone banking boom

10 Feb 2016

More news

A mobile payments solution for Kenyan retailers

A mobile payments solution for Kenyan retailers

6 Dec 2017

Arsenal welcomes WorldRemit as official online money transfer partner

Arsenal welcomes WorldRemit as official online money transfer partner

21 Nov 2017

Meet Africa's startup stars

Meet Africa's startup stars

20 Nov 2017

Three key trends for African economic growth in 2018

Three key trends for African economic growth in 2018

16 Nov 2017

Startups winners at AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards

Startups winners at AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards

Tom Jackson 8 Nov 2017

AfricaCom 2017 Awards finalists revealed

AfricaCom 2017 Awards finalists revealed

17 Oct 2017

Instant, secure, cashless payment for 33 African countries

Instant, secure, cashless payment for 33 African countries

13 Oct 2017

Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

12 Oct 2017

Who's winning online in African banking?

Who's winning online in African banking?

Romy Honneysett 3 Oct 2017

Pick n Pay trials bitcoin payments

Pick n Pay trials bitcoin payments

19 Sep 2017

SA approves cross-border mobile money transfers

SA approves cross-border mobile money transfers

7 Sep 2017

Research indicates payment markets to pass $5tn by 2020

Research indicates payment markets to pass $5tn by 2020

30 Aug 2017

How this Senegalese fintech startup is going pan-African

How this Senegalese fintech startup is going pan-African

Tom Jackson 22 Aug 2017

Image: mpesarates.com (Source: )

Taxi-hailing firm Little launches own virtual wallet

Annie Njanja 22 Aug 2017

Youtap solutions aim to simplify mobile payments in Africa and Asia

Youtap solutions aim to simplify mobile payments in Africa and Asia

21 Aug 2017

Uganda's Numida encourages app usage with access to loans

Uganda's Numida encourages app usage with access to loans

Tom Jackson 18 Aug 2017

Cash is no longer king. All hail digitisation

Cash is no longer king. All hail digitisation

Peter Alkema 14 Aug 2017

Innovation doesn't have to be disruptive

Innovation doesn't have to be disruptive

8 Aug 2017

The convergence of credit card and cash in Africa

The convergence of credit card and cash in Africa

Simeon Tassev 1 Aug 2017

Capturing Africa's unbanked market

Capturing Africa's unbanked market

3 Jul 2017

#StartupStory: Flexpay

#StartupStory: Flexpay

Ilse van den Berg 19 Jun 2017

Africa's quest for a cashless economy gains momentum

Africa's quest for a cashless economy gains momentum

Kingsley Ighobor 7 Jun 2017

Digitised loan payments a boost for smallholder farmers in Kenya

Digitised loan payments a boost for smallholder farmers in Kenya

1 Jun 2017

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

21 Apr 2017

Study provides fresh insights into the benefits of mobile money in Kenya

Study provides fresh insights into the benefits of mobile money in Kenya

Sarah Logan 5 Jan 2017

Global framework to speed up spread of mobile

Global framework to speed up spread of mobile

Thabiso Mochiko 28 Nov 2016

#AfricaCom: Africa's tech startup funding landscape in numbers

#AfricaCom: Africa's tech startup funding landscape in numbers

Lauren Hartzenberg 16 Nov 2016

10 fintech innovators conclude first Africa Barclays Accelerator

10 fintech innovators conclude first Africa Barclays Accelerator

1 Jul 2016

Namibia joins Africa's mobile phone banking boom

Namibia joins Africa's mobile phone banking boom

10 Feb 2016