Three startups that have invested millions in ride-hailing motorcycle taxis in the African country of Nigeria are left with wheels spinning after regulatory changes restricted...
Nigerian digital payments startup Paga is expanding its operations with the acquisition of Apposit, a software development startup based in Ethiopia, as reported on Wednesday...
Global ID verification provider Trulioo has announced it will now be able to verify customers in Nigeria and Ghana, according to a release by the...
In an effort to expand access to financial institutions (FIs), the Central Bank of Nigeria is planning to license more payment providers, Bloomberg reported on...
After a $40 million Seed funding round, payment startup PalmPay has officially launched in Nigeria. The funding round was led by Chinese company Transsion’s subsidiary,...
Africa’s veteran FinTech firm Interswitch became the sector’s first unicorn following a $200 million investment by Visa that gave it a 20 percent equity stake...
Uber has launched a two-week boat service pilot in the Nigerian capital of Lagos. The city is already well-known for its highly congested roads, and...
Among the biggest ongoing challenges and opportunities in payments – and a trend that will hold well into the 2020s, which are just about to...
Kuda, Nigeria’s first digital-only bank with a standalone license, has raised $1.6 million in pre-seed funding led by Haresh Aswani, as reported on Wednesday (Sept....