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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Payments in Africa: Instant, Integrated and Inclusive
Africa is rapidly becoming a laboratory for payment innovation, where regional corridors, mobile-led economies, and digitally ...
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ICAZ 2025 Conference to Highlight Zimbabwe’s Fintech and Investment Prospects
The Financial Markets Indaba (FMI), in strategic partnership with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe ...
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Africa Surpasses One Billion Mobile Money Wallets, Trading $1 Trillion in 2024
Africa has achieved a historic milestone in digital finance, with mobile money services surpassing one billion ...
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MTN Uganda Secures $100 Million Syndicated Loan to Bolster Growth
MTN Uganda, a subsidiary of the South African telecommunications giant MTN Group, has announced the successful ...
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Zambia Steps Up Crackdown on Rising Online Scams
The Zambian government has announced an intensified effort to address the sharp rise in online scams ...
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