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Africa’s Fintech Boom Needs A Regulatory Bridge To Scale

Africa’s fintech sector is growing rapidly, with revenues projected to reach nearly $47 billion by 2028. But unless regulatory fragmentation across the continent is addressed, many of its most promising companies will struggle to scale beyond national markets. By Jean-Marie Kananura, Chief Investment Officer, Kigali International Financial Centre Africa’s fintech sector is entering a defining […]

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Why Transaction-Led Financial Inclusion Is No Longer Enough In Africa

By Christine Wu, Interim Co-Chief Executive of Personal and Private Banking (PPB) at Absa Group When global leaders met in Davos-Klosters for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in January, discussions were organised around five themes, two of which focused on how to unlock new sources of growth and how to invest more effectively in people. In […]

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Mobile phone displaying Yellow Card stablecoin app in an emerging market setting.

Africa And Emerging Markets Lead Global Stablecoin Adoption, New Yellow Card Report Shows

The report also highlights the expanding utility of stablecoins in emerging markets, extending beyond international payments and settlements, with platforms such as Visa and Mastercard enabling stablecoin transactions. Kenya is among the African countries experiencing notable growth in stablecoin adoption. Yellow Card, Africa’s leading stablecoin infrastructure provider, has released its latest report on digital asset […]

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Changing The DNA Of Africa’s Payment Systems

Payments, people and strategy are key to opening up new ways of transacting in South Africa South Africa’s payment ecosystem is a tangle of legacy banks, fintechs, telcos and card schemes, all jostling for a slice of the transaction pie. It’s a space where smart and ingenious capture customer attention, and where people need to […]

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Farmers harvesting fresh vegetables in Africa's agricultural sector.

Reaping The Rewards Of Innovation: Move From Traditional Financing To Digital Unlocks Africa’s Agri-Food Value Chain

By Zaheer Dindar, CEO and Co-founder, Pumpkn.io One of the most significant hurdles to growth across Africa’s food value chain lies in the inefficiencies inherent in traditional processes. Fragmented supply chains, limited access to real-time market information, and outdated farming techniques often lead to significant post-harvest losses and reduced profitability. Here, the emergence of digital […]

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