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Malick Gueye, General Manager, Wave Senegal

Wave At GITEX Africa 2026 Reflects A Broader Shift In Africa’s Digital Finance Ecosystem

At GITEX Africa 2026 in Marrakech, conversations across founders, policymakers, and technology leaders reflected a broader shift taking place across Africa’s digital finance ecosystem, as the focus moves from access alone toward building systems that are more integrated, reliable, and aligned with everyday economic activity. For companies operating in this space, the challenge is no […]

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Standard Bank Continues To Back Pioneering Optasia, AI-Led Fintech With Landmark USD 330 Million Syndicated Refinancing

Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank by assets, continues to support Optasia, a leading AI-led fintech company with the largest fintech IPO on the JSE in 2025, through a joint underwrite and participation in the syndicated refinancing and upsizing of its term facilities of USD 180 million and bank guarantees of USD 150 million. The bank […]

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Rwanda launches the FinTech Centre at IFF 2026 to boost financial technology innovations and support.

Rwanda Launches The Rwanda FinTech Centre At IFF 2026 To Accelerate Support For Fintech Innovations

 The Minister of ICT and Innovation today officially  launched the Rwanda FinTech Centre during the Inclusive FinTech Forum, with the vision  to accelerate Rwanda’s development agenda through the creation of a one-stop center for  fintech growth and ecosystem coordination  The Centre is a joint initiative by the Ministry of ICT and Innovation, the Kigali International  […]

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4th Edition Of The Africa Fintech Forum

The 4th Edition Of The Africa Fintech Forum To Shape The Future Of Finance In Kenya On October 15

Africa Fintech Forum Returns to Nairobi: Driving Innovation and Financial Inclusion The 4th edition of the Africa Fintech Forum will take place on 15th October 2025 at the Pullman, Nairobi, Upper Hill, bringing together leaders, innovators, and policymakers from across the African financial technology ecosystem. The forum will feature 20+ distinguished speakers and host 100+ […]

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Payments In Africa: Instant, Integrated And Inclusive

Africa is rapidly becoming a laboratory for payment innovation, where regional corridors, mobile-led economies, and digitally savvy consumers are converging to transform how money moves. With a growing focus on real-time, frictionless payments and regional integration, the continent’s financial future is being rewritten, one transaction at a time. “Payment systems have increasingly become the heartbeat […]

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