Finance and Fintech
Delving into different varied fintech innovations that are reshaping banking, investments, and payments globally.
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News
Fuliza Biashara Gets Major Upgrade as Safaricom Rolls Out Taasi Loans
Safaricom revamps MSME credit offerings with Fuliza Biashara, Taasi Till, and Taasi Pochi loans for flexible business financing.
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Interesting Reads
New Report Reveals African Airlines Are Failing at Payments, And It’s Hurting Their Business
Visa-AFRAA study shows outdated payment systems are costing African airlines revenue, fraud losses, and passenger trust.
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News
Omniretail, Deimos, Roam Lead 2025 List of Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies
Kenya’s Roam and Serena Hotels rank among Africa’s fastest-growing companies of 2025, with Nigeria and South Africa dominating the Financial…
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Startups
Verto Wins $1 Million Milken-Motsepe Prize in FinTech for Revolutionizing Cross-Border Payments
Verto wins the $1 million Milken-Motsepe Prize in FinTech for its cross-border payment platform empowering SMEs in emerging markets.
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News
AI Agents Will Soon Shop for You, and Visa Wants to Secure Every Transaction
Visa launches Intelligent Commerce to enable secure AI-driven shopping, letting trusted agents make purchases using tokenized credentials and user controls.
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News
CBK to Lift Moratorium on Licensing New Commercial Banks in Kenya from July 1, 2025
CBK to lift banking moratorium in July 2025 with new KES 10B capital rule, opening doors to digital-first banks.
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Opinion
Why Microlenders in South Africa Are Under Regulatory Spotlight
South African microlenders face rising regulatory pressure under FICA and NCA; technology offers efficient solutions for compliance and risk management.
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News
TCB Joins Stanbic Bank on Ramani’s Financial Marketplace to Boost SMB Access to Credit in Tanzania
Ramani partners with Tanzania Commercial Bank to expand SMB financing via its digital marketplace, surpassing $210M in loans.
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Interesting Reads
Lipa Later’s Stunning Fall Into Administration Exposes Deeper Fintech Fragility in Kenya
Lipa Later enters administration despite recent growth, exposing deeper issues in Kenya’s fintech ecosystem and startup sustainability under economic pressure.
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News
Africa’s Digital Payments Market to Hit $1.5 Trillion by 2030, Mastercard-Backed Report Reveals
Africa’s digital payments could reach $1.5T by 2030. Here’s how Mastercard plans to support that growth.
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News
Kenyans Lead in Scam Exposure as Visa Finds 97% Now Take Steps to Secure Digital Payments
Visa’s Stay Secure 2025 Study reveals that 97% of CEMEA consumers are taking security precautions as digital payments grow. Kenya…
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Startups
Alitheia Capital and Goodwell Investments Exit Baobab Nigeria, Highlighting the Future of African Finance
Alitheia Capital and Goodwell Investments exit Baobab Nigeria after 12 years, marking significant growth in financial inclusion and microfinance expansion.
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Opinion
Tech-Powered Investment: A Comprehensive Analysis of Stock, Indices and Crypto Trading in Kenya
Kenya’s financial trading evolves through digital platforms, AI tools, mobile banking, blockchain, and regulatory frameworks, boosting stock, indices, and cryptocurrency…
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International
UK Fintech Lenkie Secures £49 Million Series A to Expand Transaction-Based SME Financing
Lenkie secures £49 million Series A to transform SME financing with payables funding, addressing the UK’s £22 billion funding gap.…
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News
MTN MoMo Uganda Partners with Mastercard to Launch Virtual Card
MTN MoMo Uganda has launched the Virtual Card by MoMo, enabling secure online payments for Ugandans directly from their mobile…