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- 10 Nov 2021
MFS Raises US$100m to Expand Fintech Platform
Cross-border payments remain crucial for Fintech across Africa and part of the reason why AfricInvest FIVE has fronted a US$100-million investment in digital payments network MFS Africa. Julius…
- 11 May 2020
COVID-19: SEC Boosts Regulation With Fintech Platform
The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC has said that it is leveraging the various opportunities available in the Fintech space to ensure proper regulation of the Capital market in the face of…
- 8 Feb 2023
Fintech Entrepreneur Creates Platform to Build Youths’ IT Capacity
Ms Obiageli Okafor, fintech entrepreneur has created a platform – tech4eons to build the capacity of Nigerian youths in Information Technology (IT). Okafor, a young woman making a mark in the fintech…
- 1 Mar 2019
Fintech Platform TeamApt Closes $5.5m Series A Round
TeamApt, a Nigerian fintech company that provides digital solutions and payment infrastructure for Africa, has closed on a $5.5M Series A round, led by Quantum Capital Partners. The Lagos-based…
- 14 Sept 2020
Firm Deploys Sandbox Platform to Help Fintech Firms Accelerate Scale Plans
Asset & Resource Management Holding Company; ARM, has launched a new and more efficient way for Fintech firms to scale their integration and customer acquisition plans, the ARM Sandbox. …
- 15 Jan 2019
eMaginations Unveils Fintech Budget-Friendly Press Release Distribution Platform
eMaginations Comm, Nigeria’s leading technology public relations firm and publisher of Fintech Africa, has unveiled a budget friendly press release distribution platform for Fintech firms in Africa.…
- 19 Aug 2024
Fintech Launches Digital Payment Platform
Transactworld Digital Services, a fintech company has launched its flagship product, Transactpay, a digital processing platform designed for businesses in Nigeria and abroad. This, for the firm,…
- 18 May 2023
JumiaPay Nigeria Partners with Trove Finance to provide Seamless & Convenient Ways to Manage Investments
JumiaPay, the digital payments and fintech platform of the leading e-commerce platform in Africa, has announced a partnership with Trove Finance, Nigeria’s leading online investment platform. This…
- 17 Jul 2025
PalmPay Named Among CNBC and Statista’s World Top 300 Fintech Companies 2025
PalmPay, a leading neobank and fintech platform focused on emerging markets, has been recognised in CNBC and Statista’s 2025 Top 300 Fintech Companies in the World list. This marks the second year in…
- 11 Dec 2023
10 PalmPay Users Win iPhone 15, TECNO Smartphones in Savings Challenge
Fintech platform PalmPay has rewarded 10 users with iPhone 15 and TECNO smartphones in a savings campaign to drive financial literacy. The campaign, which ran from November 28 to December 7, saw…
- 9 Apr 2019
Paylater Rebrands as “Carbon” to Become a ‘Digital Financial Services Platform’
Paylater, the Nigerian fintech company specializing in consumer lending, today confirmed its much-anticipated name change in light of its growing banking services. Re-launching as “Carbon, the…
- 5 Oct 2021
Research Identifies KongaPay as Nigeria’s Leading e-wallet Platform
KongaPay, a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)-licensed fintech platform, has been identified as the leading provider of digital payment services for e-commerce transactions in Nigeria. The rating came…
- 29 Oct 2024
PalmPay Recognized for Driving Financial Inclusion @ BrandCom Awards
PalmPay, Nigeria’s fintech platform, was awarded the Most Outstanding Fintech Driving Financial Inclusion at the prestigious BrandCom Awards 2024, held on October 26th. The award, presented by Brand…
- 7 Jun 2021
IFIN Launches the First of its Kind Instant Islamic Financing Platform
Islamic FinTech provider, IFIN (Islamic Finance Initiation Network), has launched the first of its kind, real economy, and automated Islamic financing platform. The secure, innovative technology…
- 31 Oct 2021
KongaPay Projected to Hit 3m Subscribers by 2022
KongaPay, a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)-licensed fintech platform, is on course to grow its active subscriber base to over three million by 2022, data released by the company has shown. The mobile…
- 5 Nov 2023
OPay EmergesWinner in Fintech Category of NITDA’s Digital Nigeria 2023 Awards
OPay’s commitment to innovation and customer-centric solutions was rewarded at the prestigious Awards Gala. Proudly securing its position as Nigeria’s leading fintech platform, OPay has emerged as…
- 27 Apr 2020
TLcom Invests $1mn Pre-Seed Funding into Okra
Nigerian fintech platform Okra has secured a $1mn pre-seed fundraise from TLcom Capital, strengthening its push to build the infrastructure for Africa’s next wave of fintech innovation. With the…
- 20 Jan 2022
P2Vest, Nigerian Fintech Firm Records 100,000 Users on its Platform
P2vest Technology Limited, on Thursday announced that its peer-to-peer lending application, P2Vest has hit 100,000 users with access to quick loans. Austin Abolusoro, founder and CEO, P2vest…
- 1 Feb 2024
Grow Your Business and Make More Money with PalmPay
In today’s world of e-commerce, the right financial tool can gravitate from the more technical accounting software and payroll management tool to the less complicated but secure digital payment…
- 3 Jan 2024
Koree Secures $200K Pre-Seed Round For Innovative Digital Savings And Cashback Platform
Cameroonian fintech Koree has closed a pre-seed round of $200,000 which it plans to use to grow its merchant base. Koree, a fintech that allows customers to save spare cash (change) on their cards,…
- 21 Mar 2024
PalmPay Champions Responsible Gaming to Curb Fraud Among Sports Pundits
At the Africa Gaming Expo in Lagos, leading Africa-focused fintech platform PalmPay called for the promotion of responsible gaming by stakeholders in the gaming industry to protect sports pundits…
- 8 Sept 2024
Opay, Moniepoint others to Begin Deduction of N50 eTransfer Fee
Federal government has imposed a N50 deduction for every electronic money transfer (EMTL) of N10,000 and above, affecting customers of fintech platforms such as Opay and Moniepoint. The deduction,…
- 19 Oct 2021
Paxful Boosts Financial Literacy with Educational Centre
Paxful, a global peer-to-peer fintech platform, says it has opened a new cryptocurrency educational centre in Nigeria, called ‘PaxNaija’, to boost financial literacy. The company said in a statement…
- 9 Apr 2024
PalmPay to Reward 105 Users with iPhone 15 Pro, Infinix Note 40 in Eid al-Fitr Promo
In celebration of Eid al-Fitr, PalmPay, Nigeria’s leading fintech platform, will be giving out 105 smartphones comprising of iPhone 15 Pro and Infinix Note 40 to its users. The smartphone bonanza…
- 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…
- 12 May 2025
Airtel Money Plans IPO to Compete in Fintech Space
Airtel Africa is positioning its mobile money platform, Airtel Money, to challenge Africa’s fintech giants through a planned initial public offering set for the first half of 2026, Sunil Taldar,…
- 9 Aug 2024
PalmPay Urges Collaboration and Innovation to Drive Financial Literacy in the Last Mile
A leading Africa-focused fintech platform, PalmPay, has called for collaboration and innovation among banks and fintechs to drive financial inclusion at the last mile. The call came from Chibuzor…
- 6 Oct 2023
Stanbic IBTC Unveils Fintech Subsidiary Zest
Stanbic IBTC has introduced its fully-owned fintech subsidiary, a comprehensive financial platform designed to connect and serve both businesses and individuals with cutting-edge technology, offering…
- 15 Dec 2020
Shago Unveils e-Commerce Platform Today
A new Nigerian fintech start-up, Shago Payments Limited, will today unveil its bill payment and e-commerce platform to serve the banked and unbanked locally and internationally. Sabastine Enechi, the…
- 19 Jul 2024
PalmPay Named Among Top 250 Fintech Companies in the World by CNBC and Statista
Africa-focused fintech platform, PalmPay, has been included in the 2024 edition of CNBC and Statista’s prestigious list of the “Top 250 Fintech Companies in the World.” This recognition underscores…