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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...
Ooredoo Fintech and Western Union Partner to Transform Mobile Money Transfers and Simplify Digital Remittances
Ooredoo Fintech has announced a partnership with Western Union, integrating the global money transfer service into its Ooredoo Money app. The initiative launches first...
Nigerian Fintech Payaza Integrates Google Pay and Apple Pay to Simplify Diaspora Payments Across 21 African Countries
Nigerian fintech company, Payaza, has integrated Google Pay and Apple Pay into its payment platform, a move it says is aimed at capturing a...
New Wallet From Nigeria’s Startup, Numoni, Rewards Users Before They Spend, Not After
In a crowded market of digital wallets and cashback platforms, Numoni is taking a radically different approach, it is giving consumers value before they...
Paystack Marks 10 Years with Launch of The Stack Group as New Holding Company
Paystack, the African payments company backed by Stripe, has announced the launch of The Stack Group (TSG), a new parent holding company designed to...
LakiPay Launches LakiRemit to Reduce Transfer Costs, Speed Up Cross-Border Payments, and Support Africa’s Online Creators
Ethiopian payment startup, LakiPay Financial Technologies S.C. has launched a new digital remittance platform aimed at reducing transfer costs, speeding up cross-border payments, and...
Flutterwave Acquires Nigerian Open Banking Startup, Mono, in $25–40 Million All-Stock Deal
Flutterwave, one of Africa’s largest payments companies, has acquired Nigerian open banking startup, Mono, in an all-stock transaction valued between $25 million and $40...
How MNZL Is Making Loans Accessible and Fast, as it Secures Egypt’s First Dual Digital Lending Licences
Egyptian fintech company, MNZL, has achieved a major milestone after securing approval from the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) for the nation’s first fully digital...
How NALA’s Expansion Into Ghana Could Transform How Money Moves Across Africa
NALA, one of Africa’s largest fintechs, has received regulatory approval to operate remittance services in Ghana, marking a key milestone in the company’s expansion...
Do We Still Need PayPal in Africa After Years of Blacklisting?
After years of strained engagement with parts of Africa’s digital economy, PayPal is preparing a cautious return to the continent through a new initiative...
HALA Capital Expands into Fintech, AI and Logistics as Saudi Arabia’s VC Grows – Here’s What It Means For Startups
Saudi Arabia’s HALA Capital is sharpening its focus on fintech, artificial intelligence and logistics, three of the Kingdom’s most strategic growth sectors. This is...
AFRICAN FINTECH YEAR IN REVIEW: Winners, Losers, Forced Pivots & New Regulations That Shocked the Industry
2025 will be remembered as one of the most turbulent yet transformative periods in African Fintech. What began as a cautious recovery year following...


