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How Removing Regulatory Barriers Can Accelerate Growth of Mobile-to-Mobile Transfers in Africa
How Removing Regulatory Barriers Can Accelerate Growth of Mobile-to-Mobile Transfers in Africa
April 03, 2023  |  Mobile Wallets

A partnership between global money transfer giant Western Union and Pan-African FinTech MFS Africa is looking to improve payment integration between Africa and the rest...

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FinTechs Struggle to Retain Consumer Trust in Africa
FinTechs Struggle to Retain Consumer Trust in Africa
February 24, 2023  |  Banking

There is no denying that trust plays an important role when it comes to payments transactions. And according to Isaac Kamuta, it’s one of the...

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Machine Learning Helps Expand Credit Access In Emerging Markets
Machine Learning Helps Expand Credit Access In Emerging Markets
January 29, 2023  |  Digital-First Banking

Artificial intelligence (AI) is helping increase access to financial services in Africa. In recent years, advances in machine learning, a type of AI, have had...

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Ecobank and MTN to Launch Mobile Money Microloans in Guinea
Ecobank and MTN to Launch Mobile Money Microloans in Guinea
January 26, 2023  |  emea

FinTech Optasia, Ecobank and MTN are partnering to launch a mobile money microloan service in Guinea. In a Thursday (Jan. 26) press release, the Dubai-based...

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4 Trends Shaping EMEA Banking Sector in 2023
4 Trends Shaping EMEA Banking Sector in 2023
January 02, 2023  |  Banking

In this article, PYMNTS analyzes trends shaping the banking sector in the EMEA region. Zooming in on the different subregions shows that the EMEA banking...

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Open Banking APIs Help Africa’s Mobile Money FinTechs Expand Services
Open Banking APIs Help Africa’s Mobile Money FinTechs Expand Services
November 20, 2022  |  API

According to International Monetary Fund (IMF) data, there are more than twice as many mobile money accounts as there are bank accounts across many African...

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Balancing Competition, Collaboration in MEA’s Evolving Digital Banking Landscape
Balancing Competition, Collaboration in MEA’s Evolving Digital Banking Landscape
October 04, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

The displacement of traditional banks’ dominance in the delivery of financial services has been one of the defining characteristics of the FinTech boom of the...

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APIs Bridge FinTech Infrastructure and Bank Regulatory Expertise
APIs Bridge FinTech Infrastructure and Bank Regulatory Expertise
September 16, 2022  |  API

Regulatory frameworks such as the European Union’s Revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) have played a critical role in the implementation of open banking, forcing retail...

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Ecobank Group CEO Ayeyemi to Retire; Board Names Jeremy Awori New CEO
Ecobank Group CEO Ayeyemi to Retire; Board Names Jeremy Awori New CEO
September 12, 2022  |  emea

African banking group Ecobank has announced that its current CEO Ade Ayeyemi will retire after he turns 60 years old, which is in line with...

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