Nigeria Payment Infrastructure Faces New Rules as Interswitch Tour Opens
Interswitch opened its TechConnect 6.0 tour in Owerri as Nigeria payment infrastructure meets new central bank caps and a 2027...
September 24, 2026Topic
digital payments
Cotonou Hosts Next Fintech Forum 2026 With More Than 500 Decision-Makers
The Next Fintech Forum 2026 will bring 500+ decision-makers to Cotonou, Benin, on 26-27 November to shape West Africa's digital...
September 20, 2026
West African Firms Can Now Connect Their Own Software to the Regional Payment System
Twenty-four approved business interfaces now connect company accounting software to the UEMOA instant payment system used across eight West African...
September 17, 2026
Nigerian Payments Firm Will Handle Online Orders in a US$1.6 Billion Oil Refinery Share Sale
Flutterwave is an approved digital channel for the Dangote refinery IPO, letting retail and diaspora investors buy shares online from...
September 13, 2026
A Nigerian Startup Lets You Cash Out Crypto Inside WhatsApp
MYPADI AI has built a WhatsApp crypto off-ramp for Nigeria, turning stablecoins into naira inside a chat. Nigeria is a...
August 20, 2026
Tanzania Revises Investment Laws to Court Technology Investors
Tanzania investment laws are being revised to court technology, AI and digital payments capital, with faster approvals, clearer rules and...
August 13, 2026
PayJustNow Owner Faces Bad Debt Risk and DebiCheck Payment Friction
PayJustNow, owned by Weaver Fintech, faces rising bad debt risk as DebiCheck authentication adds friction to South African buy now,...
August 13, 2026
Ghana’s MTN Faces Mobile Money IP Lawsuit in US$498B Market
MTN Ghana vows to contest a July 2026 intellectual property lawsuit filed by Clydestone Ghana over the origins of its...
July 31, 2026
CEMAC QR Code Unites 6 Central African Nations’ Payments
The CEMAC QR code launched in Douala on 29 July lets customers pay any merchant across six Central African states,...
July 31, 2026