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- 30 Mar 2026
Interswitch Deepens Strategic Partnership with KCB Group to Advance Digital Payments and Financial Inclusion
Interswitch, Africa-focused integrated payments and digital commerce enabler, has reaffirmed and expanded its longstanding partnership with KCB Group within the East Africa region, marking a…
- 21 Mar 2024
Access Bank to Acquire National Bank of Kenya
Access Holdings Plc has entered into a binding agreement with Kenyan-based KCB Group Plc for the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of National Bank of Kenya Limited. The deal will see…
- 14 Apr 2025
Kenyan CBN Okays Access Bank Full Acquisition Of NBK
Access Bank, a subsidiary of Nigeria’s Access Holdings Plc, has received final regulatory approvals to acquire 100 per cent shareholding of the National Bank of Kenya (NBK), marking a significant…
- 21 Jul 2020
Google Launches 'Think with Google' in Sub-Saharan Africa
Google on Tuesday launched ‘Think with Google’ in Sub-Saharan Africa to help marketers on the continent get the locally relevant insights they need. Speaking about the launch, Asha Patel, head…
- 1 Dec 2017
IFIS Obtains CBN Final Approval, Crosses the 10,000 Agents’ Mark
Interswitch Group has recorded another first with the granting of Interswitch Financial Inclusion Services (IFIS), Commercial Super-Agent license by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). IFIS has…
- 18 May 2020
COVID-19 Response: Mastercard to Connect 1Bn People, 50m Small Businesses, 25 Million Women Entrepreneurs to the Digital Economy by 2025
The health and economic consequences of COVID-19 have highlighted the critical need to support vulnerable populations, many of whom are disproportionately impacted. In this time of global crisis,…
- 7 May 2021
Zenith, Access Banks Join Race to Acquire Union Bank
Zenith Bank Plc and Access Bank Plc, two Nigerian lenders – are among the list of financial institutions from Africa and the Middle East that have indicated an interest in the acquisition of Union…
- 28 Dec 2022
Cellulant Named Number One Payment Brand in Kenya
Cellulant, Pan-African payments technology company, was named as the ‘Top Payments Gateway Brand in Kenya” at the Top Star Brand Awards 2022. This award recognises Cellulant as a leader in fintech…
- 28 Feb 2023
Kenyan Court unfreezes Flutterwave’s Frozen Funds
A Kenyan court on Monday, February 27, 2023, released Sh6.6 billion ($51.9 million) belonging to Nigerian fintech startup, Flutterwave. This came after the Asset Recovery Agency of Kenya withdrew its…
- 30 Dec 2024
Verve International Achieves 70 Million Payment Cards Milestone in Nigeria
Verve International, Africa’s pioneering and largest domestic payments scheme, has announced a significant new milestone, further solidifying its market dominance in Nigeria. The company has now…
- 19 Oct 2025
Richer Banks, Poorer Economy: The Hidden Crisis in Nigeria’s Financial System
By Blaise Udunze Across Africa, banks are getting bigger but not necessarily better. From South Africa’s Standard Bank to Morocco’s Attijariwafa and Egypt’s National Bank, financial institutions are…
- 30 Oct 2015
Verve Launches Services in East Africa
Verve International (‘Verve’), the leading African payment card brand, has announced its official entry into the Kenya market at a launch in Nairobi. The launch included the announcement of a…
- 16 Apr 2026
Africa's Forex Market in 2026: Key Trends Every Trader Should Watch
The forex market across Africa is witnessing more participants and more regulatory attention than it did just a few years ago. This growth is part of a bigger picture: Sub-Saharan Africa is expected…
- 16 Feb 2016
First Bank Makes History, Achieves 100m Switching Transactions
Interswitch Transnational Africa’s leading integrated payment and transaction processing company has officially recognized First Bank Nigeria Ltd. as the first financial institution in the country to…
- 3 Mar 2016
CBN Approves Interswitch FIS, Firm Kick starts Aggressive Agency Banking Network
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted an Approval-in-Principle to Interswitch Financial Inclusion Services (IFIS), a subsidiary of Interswitch Group that has a mandate to grow an active Agent…
- 28 Aug 2017
‘Interswitch Connect’ Maiden Product Tech, Payment Conference Holds Next Month
Interswitch, Africa focused digital payments and commerce company, has announced its first Solutions Fair and Engagement platform tagged “Interswitch connect”. Brett King, Global bestselling author,…