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Mashreq and Toothpick Brings Banking-as-a-Service to Healthcare, Simplify Treatment with Digital Financing
Mashreq, a financial institution in the Middle East and North Africa, has partnered with healthcare platform Toothpick to launch an embedded financing solution that...
KCB Bank Partners Craft Silicon to Advance Digital Payments and Simplify Faster Transactions Across Kenya
KCB Bank Kenya, in partnership with fintech firm Craft Silicon, has convened businesses and ecosystem partners to explore how payment systems can be made...
Renew Capital Targets $330bn Credit Gap with New Venture Lab for African Fintech Founders
Renew Capital has unveiled the Renew Venture Lab: The EmFi Series to reshape access to finance across the continent. This new initiative aims at...
Cashi and IFC is Bringing Digital Finance and Mobile Payments to Underserved Communities in Chad
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has announced a partnership with fintech company Cashi to expand digital payment...
Scale and Mastercard Partner to Simplify Card Issuance and Accelerate Digital Payments Across Africa
Scale, a South African card-issuing startup, has entered into a partnership with Mastercard aimed at simplifying how businesses launch and manage card products across...
Kenyan Fintech, Hurupay, Plans to Use Stablecoins to Fix Africa’s Freelancer Payment Delays
Thousands of remote workers experience delay payments, accounts being flagged, and funds taking weeks to arrive. Hurupay, a Kenyan-founded fintech startup, is building its...
Canadian Fintech Startup, WeSpare, Wants to Digitise Nigeria’s Savings “Ajo” System With Technology
Canadian fintech startup, WeSpare, believes it has found a way to solve one of the oldest problems in Nigeria’s informal savings system as it...
Stripe Explores Acquisition of PayPal – What This Means for African Fintech
Stripe Inc., the payments giant that acquired Nigerian fintech Paystack for over $200 million in 2020, is reportedly exploring a potential purchase of all...
WapiPay Launches Remittance Credit Score to Unlock Loans for Diaspora-Backed Kenyans
WapiPay, a Kenyan fintech startup specialising in cross-border payments between Africa and Asia, has launched a new credit scoring tool aimed at transforming how...
LemFi Secures Australian Regulatory Approval, Taps Into $38 Billion Remittance Market
LemFi, the global financial platform designed to serve underserved immigrant communities, has officially launched its remittance services in Australia after securing approval from the...
Botim Money and TerraPay Partner to Strengthen Financial Inclusion and Cross-Border Remittances into Africa
Botim Money, the financial services arm of the UAE-based communication platform Botim, has announced a strategic partnership with global payments company TerraPay to enhance...
How to Build a Fintech Startup (Step-by-Step Guide)
Building a financial technology company is fundamentally different from launching a typical startup, which is why understanding how to build a fintech startup requires...


