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Clea Debuts After Processing USD 4 Million in Pilot Cross-Border Transactions
Clea, a blockchain-powered payments platform designed to simplify cross-border trade for African businesses, has officially launched after a successful pilot phase that processed more than USD 4 million in international transactions. The early traction highlights strong demand from African importers…
Luno Partners with AltSchool Africa to Launch Crypto Education Program
Africa’s fast-growing digital finance landscape has created the urgent need for credible, structured crypto education. With 33% of the country’s population already engaged with digital assets and a rapidly growing youth population eager to participate in the digital economy. Luno and AltSchool…
Showmax Simplifies Billing With Airtel Money Payment Support
Airtel Money has integrated with Showmax, giving customers a simple, convenient, and reliable way to pay for their subscriptions this festive season. With this new integration, Airtel Money customers can now subscribe to Showmax and renew or activate directly from…
Orange Money Group & Visa Announce a Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Online Payments
Orange Money Group and Visa announce a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating online payments and democratizing access to financial services across Africa and the Middle East. Following successful launches in Botswana, Madagascar, and Jordan, where the partnership has been renewed, Orange…
Growing Interest in No-KYC Crypto Wallets as Businesses Seek More Flexible Digital Infrastructure
As digital asset adoption accelerates across global markets, businesses are increasingly reassessing the types of tools they rely on for storing and moving value. One area drawing notable attention is the no-KYC crypto wallet segment — solutions that allow users…
Exness Opens New Cape Town Regional Hub
Exness, one of the world’s largest multi-asset brokers, has officially opened its new office in Cape Town, marking a major milestone in its long-term commitment to traders and partners in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). As fintech innovation continues to accelerate across the…
How to Build Trust in Cross-Border Payments Through Compliance Automation
Trust is the foundation of your customers’ every successful cross-border transaction. Whether your customers are sending money home to their families or businesses are settling international invoices, trust drives every digital transfer. Yet, in the modern, fast-changing financial state, maintaining…
South African Fintech Startup Launches Instant Cashless Payments Platform for Tipped Workers
With cash becoming less common, workers such as petrol attendants, car guards, waiters, baristas, and caddies are finding themselves increasingly left out of everyday transactions. Tappy has launched a low-cost digital payments platform that allows tipped workers to receive instant…
Breaking Barriers to AI: The Role of Smart Payment Solutions in Driving Innovation
The race to integrate AI isn’t just about having the most advanced algorithms; it’s about making that technology accessible and sustainable for your business. For many IT leaders, the primary hurdle to adopting cutting-edge AI-enabled technology isn’t a lack of…
Standard Bank & Safaricom Telecommunications Announce USD 138 Million Partnership
Standard Bank (Trading as Stanbic in Kenya) has partnered with Safaricom Telecommunications, Kenya’s telecommunications provider, to provide funding of USD138 million (approximately KES 17.94 billion) as part of an investment towards Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia PLC, STEP. The bank acted as…
South African Crypto Startup Raises $2M to Scale Stablecoin Adoption in Africa
Ezeebit, a stablecoin and cryptocurrency payment infrastructure company regulated by the FSCA, has just secured $2.05 million in a seed funding round to expand its payment network across Africa. Founded by 3 brothers, Daniel, David, and Jonathan Katz, the company…
FNB Launches eBucks Home Rewards
As you know, for many South Africans, buying a home is one of the biggest milestones in life; however, it’s also one of the most stressful. Between deposits, bond repayments, and the emotional toll of moving, homeowners often feel the…
Send App by Flutterwave Launches Physical Card
Send App by Flutterwave today announced the launch of the Send App Travel Card, a new physical Naira card designed for Nigerians in the diaspora returning home for the festive season. Built in partnership with technology partner, Odysy and powered…
IUX: Redefining Online Trading with Speed, Transparency, and Accessibility
In a digital financial era shaped by speed, trust, and global access, many traders still struggle with high costs, hidden fees, and inconsistent trade execution. IUX, founded in 2016 by a team of experienced traders, is tackling these long-standing challenges…
Payfast reveals how South Africans shopped this Black Friday
South Africans continue to reshape the Black Friday landscape, with 2025’s data showing a decisive move towards digital first shopping and rapid mobile payments. Payfast by Network, part of Network International, the largest digital payments company in the Middle East…
Paystack integrates with Xero via Stripe to Transform Payments for South African Businesses
Paystack, a leading African payment gateway, has announced a new integration through Stripe with Xero, the global small business platform, to digitise invoicing and make it easier for small businesses to get paid and manage their cashflow. The integration embeds…
