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Clear Junction, a London-based global fintech company that offers end-to-end regulated payment solutions based on in-house technology, has signed an agreement establishing a partnership with Zeepay, a leading African fintech company. The partnership would allow Clear Junction to offer correspondent accounts for collecting payments in the European Union and... -
The Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has launched a contactless payment system to encourage the adoption of alternative payment, and curb the spread of COVID. The platforms; universal QR Code and Proxy Pay were launched to help enhance digital platforms and promote a cashless society. With this... -
Africans, largely unburdened by a history of formal banking and credit card use, has embraced technology — particularly mobile/smartphone technology — with gusto, using it to develop their own payment and purchasing methods. This has removed many of the previous barriers to e-commerce and is fueling growth that mirrors... -
Globally recognized digital money transfer service, WorldRemit has launched its operation in South Africa allowing customers to send transfers to 145+ countries worldwide.... -
Alkians Aid has partnered the Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme to offer free Health Insurance registration to residents in Accra. A budding Non-Governmental Organization , Alkians Aid, has partnered the Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme , facilitators of the national health insurance intervention programme, to offer free Health... -
Africa is leveraging mobile and digital technologies in its own ways to bring financial services to people in undeveloped places on earth. Africa is a great testing ground for new banking services: the region’s relatively low penetration levels for traditional financial services married to high proliferation of mobile phones... -
Seamless West Africa 2018 promises to bring together the greatest international innovators from the payments, fintech & e-commerce industries for 2 days of keynote presentations and roundtable discussions. The payments, banking, and financial sectors are currently at the height of change, defined by innovation and development in technology and regulation. As... -
A recent report by Financial Sector Deepening Uganda, UKAid and East Africa Venture Capital Association show, 99% of Fintech funding in East Africa goes to Kenyan Apps. Kenyan finance and technology (Fintech) start-ups take a lion’s share of 99 percent of all funding in the region – leaving Uganda, Rwanda...
