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Mastercard and Smile ID to Offer Digital Identity Solutions Across Africa

September 26, 2025
PayPal Makes $100 Million Bet on Middle East/Africa Digital Commerce
Investments // September 24, 2025

PayPal is investing $100 million to support digital commerce in the Middle East and Africa. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

Visa and Onafriq Expand Digital Wallet Capabilities in Democratic Republic of Congo
Mobile Wallets // September 11, 2025

Visa and African digital payments network Onafriq partnered to launch the payments-as-a-service platform Visa Pay in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Visa and Yellow Card to Explore Stablecoin Opportunities in Africa
Partnerships // June 18, 2025

Visa has partnered with licensed stablecoin payments orchestrator Yellow Card to explore stablecoin use cases and opportunities across the African markets in which Yellow Card is licensed to operate. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

TerraPay and Wave to Promote Cross-Border Remittances in West Africa
Cross-border Payments // May 29, 2025

Money movement company TerraPay launched a partnership with Wave Mobile Money. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...

Interviews & Exclusives
Liquidity Management Key to Taming FX Volatility in Emerging Markets

November 20, 2023
Compared to the global standard of five to six hubs, moving money between Nigeria and China or Singapore can require navigating through up to 16 hubs before the payment reaches the last mile, said Jess Anuna, founder and CEO of Klasha, a global cross-border payments company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock […]

How Digital Innovation Is Unifying Africa’s Fragmented Payments Landscape

July 06, 2023
In 2019, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said it was time to simplify money movement and make sending money to someone as easy as sending a photo. Get the Full Story...

Digital Escrow Helps Africa’s SMBs Bridge Trade Trust Deficit

May 10, 2023
An estimated $5 billion is lost annually in intra-African trade. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Africa’s Startup Future Requires VCs to Sell Investors on Potential

March 27, 2023
As the global banking and financial services sector take stock after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), there are many lessons to be learned, said Maurizio Caio, founder and...

Quick Reads
Mastercard and Smile ID to Offer Digital Identity Solutions Across Africa

September 26, 2025
Mastercard and Smile ID plan to accelerate the rollout of secure digital identity solutions across Africa to enable enterprises to onboard new customers faster. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS […]

PayPal Makes $100 Million Bet on Middle East/Africa Digital Commerce

September 24, 2025
PayPal is investing $100 million to support digital commerce in the Middle East and Africa. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Visa and Onafriq Expand Digital Wallet Capabilities in Democratic Republic of Congo

September 11, 2025
Visa and African digital payments network Onafriq partnered to launch the payments-as-a-service platform Visa Pay in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Visa and Yellow Card to Explore Stablecoin Opportunities in Africa

June 18, 2025
Visa has partnered with licensed stablecoin payments orchestrator Yellow Card to explore stablecoin use cases and opportunities across the African markets in which Yellow Card is licensed to operate. Get the...