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- 2 Jul 2025
Bitget Launches Institutional Services to Empower Fintech Innovation
Bitget has launched its institutional services in Nigeria, offering fintech companies a robust platform to build innovative solutions on top of Bitget’s suite of institutional-grade offerings. Gracy…
- 7 Apr 2017
Financial Institutions Risk Revenue Loss from Fintech
Large financial institutions across the world could lose 24% of their revenue to financial technology companies over the next three to five years, according to a new study by PricewaterhouseCoopers…
- 5 Jan 2024
Banks, Fintechs Set to Launch cNGN Stablecoin
A consortium of Nigerian financial institutions, fintechs, and blockchain experts, the Africa Stablecoin Consortium (ASC) is set to launch a compliant Nigeria Naira (cNGN) stablecoin on February 27,…
- 6 Apr 2026
Nigeria Cyberattacks: Stronger Collaboration as a Panacea
A series of recent cybersecurity incidents affecting financial institutions, government-linked platforms, and fintech operators is beginning to reveal a pattern that can no longer be ignored. What…
- 1 Aug 2021
DLM Capital Group Announces Winner for its 2021 Pegasus Fintech Challenge
DLM Capital Group, Developmental Investment institution, through its digital banking subsidiary “SOFRI” has announced EazyChange as the winner of the first edition of its Fintech pitch competition…
- 2 Jan 2022
Experts Urge Collaboration Between Fintechs, Banks
Some experts have emphasized the need for a strengthened collaboration between fintechs and financial institutions to enhance the former’s intermediary role. They declared this at the Information…
- 30 Jun 2022
British International Investment Commits $20m in Moove a Nigerian Fintech Mobility Firm
British International Investment (“BII”), and Development Finance Institution (DFI), have announced a US $20 million, 4-year structured credit investment in Moove – a mobility fintech democratising…
- 25 Mar 2019
SystemSpecs, EFINA, Others Set Agenda for Africa Fintech & Digital Identity
SystemSpecs and Enhancing Financial Innovation and Access and other fintech firms have met at the 52nd Session of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in Palmeraie Room, Palmeraie Golf Palace,…
- 5 Aug 2014
IDC Opens Nominations for 2014 FinTech Rankings
The International Data Corporation (IDC) Financial Insights on Tuesday announced the nominations for The 2014 FinTech Rankings are open. For more than a decade, IDC Financial Insights has…
- 19 Sept 2022
Kuda Makes the Elite PYMNTS EMEA 60 Maiden List
Kuda has been announced as a member of the first class of the PYMNTS EMEA 60 by PYMNTS, the global leader in payments industry news and data analytics. Karen Webster, the Chief Executive Officer…
- 27 Jul 2026
Remita Raises Alarm Over Nigeria’s Digital Divide, Calls for More Investment
Remita, a leading digital payment platform, has called for increased investment in digital infrastructure, cybersecurity and financial inclusion to ensure that more Nigerians benefit from the…
- 17 Jul 2023
Demystifying ePayments: How Policies and Regulations Can Make Them Work for Everyone
By Abang Emenyi, Head, Growth & Marketing, OnePipe The sights and sounds of a bustling local market in Lagos on a busy Saturday are something to behold. Traders energetically marketing their…
- 26 Jul 2018
CeBIH to Epedite Financial Inclusion Leveraging Digital -Stanley
Committee of E-Business Industry Heads (CeBIH) will promote digital solutions targeted at the bottom of the pyramid in a bid to expedite access to financial services across the country. Mr.…
- 7 Aug 2026
NITDA Introduces Cloud Certification Boost Data Localisation Compliance
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has introduced so-called Nigeria's Certified Cloud Register, regulatory framework developed under the agency's National Sovereign Cloud…
- 20 Jul 2018
CeBIH to Promote Digital Solutions Targeted at BoP
Stanley Jacob, new chairman of Committee of E-Business Industry Heads , has said that the association will promote digital solutions targeted at the bottom of the pyramid in a bid to expedite access…
- 17 Jun 2025
Loan Defaulters Risk Denial of Passport Renewal, Others- CREDICORP
Uzoma Nwagba, managing director, Nigeria Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP), has announced that failure to repay loans may soon affect citizens’ access to essential services such as passport…
- 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…
- 4 Dec 2025
Senate Considers Bill to Empower CBN to Regulate Fintech
Senate on Thursday began debate on a bill seeking to amend the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA) 2020 to empower the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to designate and supervise…
- 3 Jun 2026
Digital Encode Calls for Immediate Action as Cyber Threats Escalate Nationwide
Digital Encode Limited, a leading information security and governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) advisory firm, has issued an urgent cybersecurity advisory following a surge in security breaches…
- 4 Mar 2018
Banks Outsource Payment Gateway Services to Fintech
Some money deposit banks have started the outsourcing of their payment gateway services to payment platform providers, in a bid to ensure efficient service delivery and focus on traditional banking…
- 26 Jan 2026
NIBBS to Boost Financial Inclusion with Offline Payment Solutions
The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) is looking into offline payment solutions as part of its efforts to increase financial inclusion and reach Nigerians who have limited or no access to…
- 8 Feb 2018
Google, Facebook & oradian to Nurture Africa’s Digital Ecosystem
In a bid to nurture Africa’s digital ecosystem, the international tech community is supporting skills development, technology adoption and the growth of digital businesses across the continent.…
- 30 Sept 2014
IBM, Microsoft, Others in 2014 FinTech Top 100 & Top 25 Enterprise Ranking
IDC Financial Insights on Tuesday, announced the final 2014 FinTech rankings for top 100 and top 25 Enterprise, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek can report. For more than a decade, IDC…
- 3 Aug 2026
Nigerians Lost N25.85Bn to Digital Payment Fraud in 2025 –CBN
Nigerians lost N25.85 billion to digital payment fraud in 2025, according to Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Though the figure represents a significant decline from the N52.26 billion recorded in…
- 11 Apr 2017
Hogan Lovells Unveils Global FinTech Mentors Program
A Global FinTech Mentors Program by Hogan Lovells has been launched through which its most experienced Financial Services and Regulatory partners will guide FinTech organizations, at any stage of…
- 19 Nov 2024
Moniepoint Crowned Financial Inclusion Champion by CBN
In a move that signposts its market leadership, Africa's fastest-growing financial institution, Moniepoint has been recognized as the Financially Inclusive Fintech of the Year at the 2nd…
- 29 Jun 2017
Paga Achieves Global Ranking on 2017 Fintech 250 List
Paga, Nigeria’s leading Payments and Digital Financial Services Company has been named by CB Insights to the prestigious Fintech 250, a select group of emerging private companies working on…
- 7 Dec 2021
IFIN Wins First Prize in EFICA Awards 2021
IFIN (“Islamic Finance Initiation Network”) the first of its kind fintech, stands out with its state-of-the-art solutions for the Islamic finance industry and wins the Ethical Finance Initiative…
- 23 Feb 2026
Retiree Slams N50m Suit against over Alleged Privacy Breach, Unauthorized Accounts
Abiodun Olokunjuwon, a retired civil servant based in Ibadan has instituted a N50 million lawsuit against Moniepoint Microfinance Bank at the Oyo State High Court, alleging that the fintech company…
- 10 Feb 2021
Five of the Best Payment Gateways out of Africa
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke As e-commerce on the continent continues to grow in leaps and bounds, payments, side by side with logistics, is something that sellers all over from Cairo to Lagos continue to…