Digital payments

"Financial super app" Yep! has secured $1.5 million in pre-seed funding from pan-African VC, Greenhouse Capital, as the company launches...

A tap-to-pay feature for the iPhone has been unveiled by Apple. Apple Pay, contactless cards, and other digital wallets can...

In an effort to cut transaction costs and give financial services to residents who do not use banks, Jamaica plans...

Block founder and Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey announced in a tweet that the fintech company is developing an open bitcoin...

Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange, announced that it had reached an agreement with the Dubai World Trade Centre Authority, which is...

Elon Musk has stated that Tesla will allow customers to purchase some of its products using the dogecoin meme cryptocurrency....

WhatsApp has introduced a new trial program that enables a "limited number" of individuals in the United States to send...

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has approved a legislative reform that will empower the central bank to supervise digital lenders, giving...

MFS Africa has received $100 million in equity and debt funding round to further speed its expansion efforts in Africa...

To date, Nigeria is the only African country to have launched its own digital currency, the eNaira, which its authorities...

Mastercard announced that its network partners would be able to provide their customers the ability to purchase, sell, and keep...

MFS Africa has announced the acquisition of Baxi, one of Nigeria's premier super-agent networks. The merger, which is still awaiting approval...