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Vodacom M-Pesa And PayPal Partner To Expand Access To Global Digital Payments For Tanzanians

New integration enables customers to seamlessly link accounts and transfer funds between  PayPal and M-Pesa wallets through the M-Pesa Super App  Vodacom M-Pesa Tanzania has announced a new partnership with PayPal that will enable customers in Tanzania to seamlessly transfer funds between their PayPal and M-Pesa wallets through the M-Pesa Super App; As part of […]

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Paying Lagos

Paying Lagos Is Still Harder Than Paying London

Cross-border payments friction continues to slow African trade despite growing regional opportunity For many South African businesses, paying a supplier in Lagos still involves more friction, delays and administrative complexity than settling a payment in London — a paradox that Ola Oyetayo, CEO and co-founder of Verto, says continues to undermine African trade growth. Despite […]

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POSPay

Ecentric’s Pospay Provides South Africa’s Pos Vendors With The First Integrated Payment Offering Under Their Own Brand

POSPay connects banks, POS vendors and merchants within a single trusted architecture, eliminating fragmentation, creating new revenue streams and reimagining payment control Ecentric has announced the launch of POSPay, a semi-white-label payment enablement solution that allows South Africa’s till vendors to offer payment services under their own brand. Through POSPay, till vendors integrate once into […]

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Africa Payments

Panel Discussion – “Solving The Africa Payments Puzzle”

Cape Grace Hotel, 19 May 2026, 4pm onwards Solving the African Payments Puzzle brings together industry leaders in Cape Town, South Africa to explore how businesses can simplify and scale their cross border payment operations. The event is hosted by C-Level by Verto , an exclusive networking event series and platform connecting top business leaders, founders, and C-suite […]

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Fintech conference in Kigali showcasing Africa’s financial infrastructure growth.

Africa’s Fintech Growth Enters A New Phase As Kigali Emerges As A Convening Hub For Scalable Financial Infrastructure

Africa has officially emerged as the fastest-growing FinTech market globally, with revenues projected to expand 13-fold to approximately US$65 billion by 2030. While the continent already accounts for 74% of global mobile money transaction volume, new analysis shows that the next stage of growth will be defined less by transaction scale and more by financial […]

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Mobile money tap-to-pay in Africa with Vodacom Tanzania and M-Pesa.

Africa’s First Mobile-Money Tap-To-Pay Launches With Vodacom Tanzania And M-Pesa Africa

Paymentology, the leading next-generation global issuer-processor, has powered the launch of Africa’s first mobile-money Tap-to-Pay feature with Vodacom Tanzania Plc and M-Pesa Africa in launching Africa’s first mobile-money Tap-to-Pay feature, now available on the M-Pesa SuperApp. The new capability allows M-Pesa customers to make contactless payments using their Androi support@weetracker.comd mobile phones at any Visa-enabled point-of-sale terminal, both locally […]

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Group of professionals at Nigeria Gala Night celebrating Flutterwave's commitment.

Flutterwave Signals Deeper Commitment To Nigeria At Star-Studded Gala Night

On a night where business met style and innovation met influence, Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, in partnership with luxury hospitality brand The Delborough, hosted some of Nigeria’s most powerful business and public sector leaders for an exclusive Gala Night in Lagos. Held at The Delborough Lagos, the black-tie gathering brought together decision-makers from […]

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Standard Bank branch entrance in Mpumalanga supporting entrepreneurs.

Consumer Spend In Grocery And Food Retail Fuels Digital Payments Growth

Data from South Africa’s year-end trading period signals resilient consumer demand and a strong foundation for continued growth in digital transactions across business and consumer segments within Standard Bank. As businesses of all sizes and industries continued to embrace digital payments, the trajectory points to a sustained momentum in transaction volumes and values in the […]

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Flutterwave CEO

Flutterwave Moves To Acquire Mono As It Eyes IPO Strength

Flutterwave Inc. is betting its purchase of open-banking platform Mono Technologies Nigeria Ltd. will boost earnings and strengthen the case for a potential initial public offering by Africa’s most valuable financial-technology unicorn, its chief executive said. The Lagos- and San Francisco-based payments company this week bought the startup that it’s worked with since 2021 to leverage its infrastructure, secure access […]

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Countdown To The Launch Of The SIIPS 2025 Report: Africa’s Benchmark For Inclusive Instant Payments

Africa’s digital payment landscape is set for fresh insights as  the AfricaNenda Foundation, in partnership with the Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE), the World Bank, and  the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), prepares to unveil the State of Inclusive  Instant Payment Systems (SIIPS) 2025 Report on November 13, 2025, in Ezulwini, Kingdom of […]

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