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Fintech & Ecommerce

Challenges to Fintech Development in Nigeria

Mass adoption of digital services in Nigeria is consistent with the growth of the local fintech industry. However, the immense potential of this segment cannot be fully revealed without overcoming a number of the regulatory and financial challenges.

News

Aldi Introduces App-Free Payments at Checkout-Free Store

Customers at the checkout-free concept Aldi store in London can now simply tap their contactless payment card or mobile phone at a barrier to enter the store.

News

Mastercard Pioneers Medical Claim Payment Solution

To support healthcare providers and insurance companies in dealing with claim approvals and payouts, Mastercard is introducing a medical claim payment solution in partnership with one of the leading financial institutions in India and Remedinet, a cloud-based health tech platform.

News

Apple Offers Rivals Access to Mobile Payment Tech

Apple has offered to provide competitors with the opportunity to access its contactless payment transaction technology and interact with this development.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Google to Help Globalize India’s National Payments Service

Google Pay announced the beginning of cooperation with the Indian mobile payment system, in the space of which transactions worth several billion dollars are generated monthly.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Opportunities in Mobile Banking and Consumer Segments of Nigeria

Nigeria is one of the most underestimated destinations for global investors. With its young tech-savvy population and a new wave of reforms, Nigeria presents plenty of opportunities in mobile banking, data usage and consumer goods segments.

Fintech & Ecommerce

7 Best Payment Gateways In Uganda: Features and Benefits | PaySpace Magazine

The choice of a payment gateway can significantly impact the success of a business. In Uganda, a diverse range of payment gateways caters to different business needs, each offering unique features and benefits.

Fintech & Ecommerce

National Bank of Oman Partners With PayMate

The National Bank of Oman has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Indian fintech company PayMate as part of efforts to achieve the goal of modernizing B2B payment processes.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Qashio and CredibleX to Provide Financing to Businesses in MENA Region

Qashio and CredibleX have established cooperation within the framework of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Business Finance Initiative.

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Mastercard and 4thWave to Drive B2B Payments Across EEMEA

Mastercard has partnered with 4thWave, a provider of an innovative digital platform for finance and banking as a service (BaaS), to optimize business-to-business (B2B) payment flows.

Fintech & Ecommerce

White Label Payment Gateway

A white-label payment gateway is an all-in-one solution suitable for a business of any scale. It is easy to implement and offers multiple advantages at a reasonable price to payment service providers (PSPs), financial institutions, and merchants worldwide.

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African Fintech Cleva Raises $1.5 Million

Nigerian fintech company Cleva, which specializes in creating a banking platform that allows African businesses and local individuals to access international payments by opening dollar accounts, raised $1.5 million as seed funding.

Blockchain & Crypto

Bitcoin-Accepting Merchants Grew 174% in 2023

The number of merchants accepting Bitcoin payments increased almost threefold last year, with a notable concentration in Europe and Latin America.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Ant Group Reportedly Plans to Purchase MultiSafepay

The media reports that the Chinese Ant Group is currently preparing to implement its intention to acquire the Dutch payment company MultiSafepay.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Adyen and Straumur to Enhance Payment Processing in Iceland

Adyen, a global financial platform based in the Netherlands, announced the beginning of cooperation with the Icelandic firm Straumur, which is a subsidiary of Kvika.

News

Central Bank of Nigeria Launches Naira-Pegged Stablecoin Pilot

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) approves the Africa Stablecoin Consortium (ASC) to pilot cNGN (a stablecoin pegged to the value of Nigerian Naira) in its innovative Regulatory Sandbox.

Payments are the transfer of money between two parties in exchange for goods, services, or to settle obligations. They can be made through various online and offline methods like cash, cards, bank transfers, mobile wallets, or digital currencies. Payments are foundational to the fintech industry. They represent the most frequent and essential financial interaction between individuals, businesses, and institutions. In fintech, innovations in payments focus on making transactions faster, affordable, more secure, and inclusive. These money transfers are often the entry point for broader digital financial services, such as lending, insurance, or investment, and play a key role in driving financial inclusion and global commerce.