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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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Not Asking for Permission: Inside Africa’s $705 Million Startup Surge

Seun stopped using the word “hustle” sometime in late 2024. The Lagos-born entrepreneur — who spent three years making the rounds in London and San Francisco, sitting across polished conference tables from investors who smiled politely and said they’d follow the space — noticed something different when the meetings resumed in 2025. The balance of […]

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The Quiet Confidence: How Africa’s Startups Stopped Asking for Permission

There is a particular kind of silence that follows a long argument finally won — not triumphant, not loud, but settled. That is the silence spreading across Africa’s startup corridors in 2026. Not the silence of waiting, of watching Western capital decide whether the continent is worth the risk. A different silence. The silence of […]

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Alternative Payments Are Reshaping Africa’s Digital Economy

Author Sokhu Sibiya Africa’s payments landscape is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation — and global brands are starting to take notice. Uber’s decision to drop card giant Visa in Kenya is more than a tactical shift; it reflects a deeper realignment toward mobile-first, locally rooted financial ecosystems. In this Q&A, Clarice Leaman, Alternative Payment […]

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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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Flutterwave enhances US presence and opens new money transfer routes to Africa.

Flutterwave Expands US Operations, Unlocks New Money Transfer Routes To Africa

Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, has officially relaunched its flagship Send App across several US states, offering expanded money transfer services to key African countries. The move follows Flutterwave’s acquisition of 20 new Money Transmitter Licenses (MTLs) in the United States, adding to the 14 it already held since 2023. With a total of […]

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