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FNB’s nav» Turns 10 with New Youth and Payroll Solutions for South Africans
For the past decade, FNB’s nav» ecosystem has evolved from a financial management tool into a comprehensive platform designed to help South Africans navigate life’s biggest financial decisions. Marking its tenth anniversary, FNB has unveiled two new offerings—nav» Youth and…
‘Prove you’re human’ is the wrong security question in agentic commerce
For 20 years, payment security treated bots as the enemy. Agentic commerce just flipped that assumption upside down. Over the last year, agentic commerce has shifted from a conference concept to reality. Visa enrolled local banks in its Agentic Ready…
Xoom, a PayPal Service, and Flutterwave Enable Direct Money Transfers to Nigeria
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, today announced a collaboration with Xoom, PayPal’s international digital money transfer service, to enable fast transfers into Nigeria, one of the world’s fastest-growing digital economies. The relationship connects Xoom’s global network with Flutterwave’s local…
The bank of the future will need to serve people and the AI agents acting for them
For years, digital banking has been measured by access. Ensuring clients can open an account without visiting a branch, transact from a phone, or get help outside normal banking hours shaped the first wave of banking digitisation and changed how…
Ethiopia advances nationwide rollout of interoperable digital government payments
Ethiopia has taken another step toward implementing interoperable government payments nationwide as public institutions, regulators and payment infrastructure providers convened to operationalize a unified implementation framework aligned with the country’s National Digital Payments Strategy. The Ministry of Finance, the National…
Ethiopia: EthSwitch explores Huawei partnership on AI, Payments and Connectivity
Ethiopia’s national payment switch, EthSwitch, is exploring expanded cooperation with Huawei on artificial intelligence, payment infrastructure and cross-border payment connectivity with China, as the country seeks to strengthen the technological backbone of one of Africa’s fastest-growing digital payments markets. The…
What Is BforBot? A Smarter Way to Automate Trading
Crypto markets don’t stop because you need to sleep, work or take a weekend off. As such, it is very challenging for most people to keep up with the price movements manually. BforBot is designed to help users apply a…
Backbase Acquires of Kasisto
Backbase announced the acquisition of Kasisto, a pioneer in agentic AI for banking and financial services. Kasisto’s agentic platform, financial services intelligence, and New York-based team are now part of Backbase and the AI-native Banking OS. The transaction integrates Kasisto’s…
EthSwitch Reports ETB 2.6 Billion Profit as Ethiopia’s Digital Payments Boom Accelerates
EthSwitch, Ethiopia’s national payments switch, has reported a gross profit before tax of ETB 2.6 billion for the 2025/26 financial year, highlighting the rapid growth of interoperable digital payments in one of Africa’s largest and fastest-growing economies. During the year,…
Visa Turns Smartphones into Payment Hubs for Small Businesses in Emerging Markets
Visa has introduced new capabilities across Visa Accept and Visa Direct, expanding how smartphones can be used to both accept and send digital payments. The new features are aimed at helping small businesses in emerging markets—from street vendors to online…
Payments are costing online businesses more than they think
Nobody builds an online store hoping customers will give up at the last click. Yet that is exactly where too many businesses still lose sales: the customer was ready to buy and the business had already done the hard part,…
Binance Surpasses $1 Billion in Assets Under Management for Stocks Trading in 30 Days
Binance, a leading blockchain ecosystem and digital asset infrastructure provider, today announced that stock trading on its platform has surpassed $1 billion in assets under management (AUM) in 30 days since launch. The milestone is accompanied by more than $3…
Grey Launches Local Currency Deposits in Ghana and Kenya
Grey has introduced local currency deposits in Ghana and Kenya, allowing users to fund their Grey accounts directly in Ghanaian Cedis (GHS) and Kenyan Shillings (KES) through bank transfers and mobile money. The new feature eliminates the need for multiple…
Visa Outlines AI, Token, and Stablecoin Capabilities Shaping the Future of Commerce
Visa today outlined a series of AI, stablecoin, and token capabilities designed to help clients across the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa (CEMEA) region participate in the next generation of commerce. Ahead of the Visa Payments Forum,…
Mastercard Launches Priceless Africa
Mastercard has expanded its global lifestyle platform, Priceless.com, to Africa, unlocking a new way for Mastercard cardholders around the world to explore the continent’s most iconic destinations. The platform brings together culturally rich journeys across nine African markets, including South Africa,…
LIFT Expands Payment Options with Apple Pay, Google Pay & Crypto
LIFT has become the first South African airline to offer both Apple Pay and Google Pay directly on its website across both mobile and desktop, while also introducing cryptocurrency payments through Ozow, significantly expanding the ways customers can pay for…
