The Africa Money & DeFi Summit 2023: Catalyzing the Financial Revolution in Africa
By TradingView The creators of the Africa Tech Summit are getting ready to organize the most eagerly awaited event of the year in the African financial sector: the Africa Money & DeFi Summit West Africa 2023. And to ensure the success of this event, the Africa Money & DeFi Summit has partnered with key players…
Read Article →Overcoming the treasury challenges of operating in Africa
Sike Bamisebi – Chief Business Officer, Cellulant shares her insights Africa offers huge opportunities for businesses, but many multinationals struggle to reach their full consumer base on the continent – and, even when they succeed, reconciling payments can be an inefficient drain on resources. A fragmented payments ecosystem is to blame. Sike Bamisebi, Chief Business…
Read Article →African start-ups at the forefront of digital innovations transforming Africa’s economy
African tech innovators at the recent Africa Money & Defi Summit in Accra, Ghana proved that they are at the forefront of change on the continent, from fintech to agritech. PayBox is a fast growing African fintech start-up cross-border mobile growth engine enabling easy access to offline and online digital payment and business solutions “Africa…
Read Article →QoreID: Consumer Data, Bedrock of Africa’s Open Finance System
According to QoreID, access to credible consumer data has been identified as a critical layer that will enable a viable open finance system in Africa. Sarah Essien, Chief Operating Officer of VerifyMe Nigeria, a digital identity and Know-Your-Customer (KYC) technology company with a head office in Lagos, states that the quest for a sustainable open…
Read Article →Bitpowr at the Africa Money and DeFi Summit
Click here to read the original Article by Bitpowr. The Bitpowr team was at the Africa Money and DeFi Summit in Ghana last week, from the 27th-28th of September, 2022. About the Summit The aim of the summit was to connect Africa fintech leaders, global venture platforms and thought leaders across Africa and beyond to…
Read Article →Lipa Later Announces Partnership with Lami Technologies
Lipa Later Group, a buy now, pay later (BNPL) company today announced a partnership with Lami Technologies, an insurance technology company, that will offer its consumers access to reliable and affordable insurance against all products purchased using the Lipa Later platform. Founded in 2017, Lipa Later is a trusted BNPL company operating in Kenya, Rwanda,…
Read Article →Pennee: Is it good business to lend to Nigerian SMEs?
According to Pennee, access to funding seems to be the most difficult of running a small and medium-scale enterprise (SME) in Nigeria, even when the funds are available the interest rates are usually high. “There are a lot of opportunities on the continent [Africa] but capital is very difficult to come by.” — Tony Elumelu…
Read Article →Flutterwave Enables Google Pay for African Businesses
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, has announced Google Pay, a mobile payment service developed by Google, as a payment option for their clients. As part of this collaboration, Google Pay will be an additional payment option for merchants on Flutterwave for business. This collaboration will offer safe and seamless payments, as well as convenient…
Read Article →Autochek joins Africa Money & Defi Summit, Ghana 2022
Launched in 2020, Autochek is an automotive technology company established to build digital solutions to enhance and enable automotive commerce across Africa. The company is currently operational in East and West Africa. With the support of TLcom Capital and 4DX Ventures, Autochek combines technology underpinned by data analytics to deepen auto finance penetration across the continent. Powered by its…
Read Article →EMTECH has partnered with SEC Ghana
EMTECH, an award-winning software company and first-of-its-kind provider of central banking infrastructure, has partnered with SEC Ghana to deploy its API-First Digital Regulatory Sandbox Platform to streamline regulatory sandboxing and supervision of capital market innovation. The company’s cutting-edge framework enables the SEC, as well as other regulatory agencies and central banks, to collaborate with emerging…
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