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UBA Wins Africa's 2026 Banker Technology Award
United Bank for Africa has been named the winner of the African category at the 2026 Banker Technology Awards, recog…
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CashAfrica Wants Nigerians to Tap and Pay, Not Just Transfer
Eid Mubarak to all our readers celebrating today. In Nigeria's everyday economy, the question "cash or tra…
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Nigeria's NIBSS Heads to Court Over N13.66 Billion Electronic Transfer Glitch
Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System has initiated legal proceedings following a N13.66 billion electronic transfer e…
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Nigeria Is Becoming Africa's Largest Fintech Hub, With 430 Startups and a $10.6 Billion Sector
Nigeria is rapidly consolidating its position as Africa's largest and most dynamic fintech ecosystem, with over 4…
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FairMoney Acquires Shara in Quiet Deal That Reshapes Nigeria's Digital Lending Market
FairMoney, the Tiger Global-backed Nigerian digital microfinance bank, has entered into a transaction with Lagos-base…
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Paystack Unveils Its First Major Dashboard Overhaul in a Decade — With AI at the Center
Paystack has launched a completely redesigned version of its business dashboard, marking the company’s most significant…
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GoTyme Bank Makes All 2,000 Employees Shareholders as It Eyes a $15 Billion Valuation
GoTyme Bank, the fast-growing digital lender backed by South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe, has launched an emplo…
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Flexmobile Is Set to Launch Nigeria's Newest Mobile Network on 1 June, Here Is What to Expect
Nigeria is about to get a new mobile network operator and the timing is deliberate. Flexmobile, developed by Hazon Tech…
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Fake Restaurants on Glovo and Chowdeck Reveal a Platform Trust Problem Nigeria's Food Delivery Industry Cannot Ignore
An investigation published this week by Techpoint Africa has exposed a significant gap in how Nigeria's two largest…
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Nigerian Startup Flex Bets That Replacing Account Numbers with Paytags Can Cut Fraud
Every time a Nigerian sends money to someone, they hand over a fragment of their financial identity. An account numbe…
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Fincra Secures Bank of Ghana Licence, Expanding Its Regulated Payment Rails Across West Africa
Nigerian payments infrastructure company Fincra has added another significant regulatory milestone to its growing stack…
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OPay Engages Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, and JPMorgan for $4 Billion US IPO
Nigeria's payments giant OPay is preparing to take the next major leap in its growth story. The SoftBank-backed fin…
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Flutterwave Denies Federal Government's $75 Million Investment and Distances Itself from IPO Claims
Africa's largest payments company, Flutterwave, has firmly rejected widespread reports that the Nigerian federal go…
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Moniepoint Acquires Orda, Rebrands Platform as Moniebook for Restaurants
Moniepoint has acquired Orda, a cloud-based restaurant management platform, in a strategic move to embed its payment …
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OPay Introduces XtraCova to Boost Fund Security for Nigerian Users
OPay has launched XtraCova, a new fund protection solution aimed at strengthening user trust and safeguarding custome…
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