South Africa to Open National Payments System to Retailers, Telecoms and Fintechs in 2027
South Africa will open its national payments infrastructure to non-bank operators, including telecommunications companies, fintech firms ...
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OPINION | Africa’s biggest untapped market is the one it keeps calling informal
Picture two Africas that never meet. In the first, a trader in a Harare or Nairobi ...
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Airtel Money Sets IPO Price at £1.96, Targeting $7bn Valuation
Airtel Money has set the price for its planned initial public offering (IPO) at £1.96 per ...
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Airtel Money Launches UK Retail Offer Ahead of London Listing
Airtel Mobile Commerce N.V., the mobile money business operated under the Airtel Money brand, has opened ...
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Airtel Money targets up to $9 billion valuation in proposed London IPO
Airtel Money is preparing for a potential initial public offering (IPO) in London that could value ...
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MTN’s Syria Settlement Clears Another Path Towards African Expansion
MTN Group’s agreement with the Syrian Arab Republic to settle outstanding matters relating to its former ...
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Tanzania Telecom and Internet Use Surge as Infrastructure Expands
Tanzania’s telecommunications sector has recorded marked growth in mobile connectivity, internet usage and digital financial services, ...
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The Econet Dependency: How Cassava’s Creditors Lost Access to the Only Cash That Matters
In November 2025, Moody’s downgraded Cassava Technologies to Caa2 and buried a sentence in the credit ...
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Zimbabwean Startup Ndarama Launches Tokenised Securities Platform
Zimbabwean financial technology startup Ndarama has unveiled a novel investment and lending platform that merges regulated ...
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East African Community Initiates Groundbreaking Instant Payment Pilot Linking Tanzania and Rwanda
The East African Community (EAC) has formally launched a pilot initiative to operationalise a regional instant ...
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