The National Bank of Georgia (NBG) has been actively researching the capabilities, design, and potential use cases of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) since 2020. CBDCs have the potential...
The Retail Finance Distribution (ReFinD) research initiative will open for applications for the second round of sub-grants on February 15, 2023. Successful applicants will be awarded grants to undertake research...
1. What is FlashmeCash? FlashmeCash is the premier mobile banking platform in Nigeria introduced in 2002 after the advent of GSM services. FlashmeCash has since evolved from a mobile...
Fintech school is an online platform offering Fintech courses in a number of areas : FinTech live Bootcamp Introduction to Blockchain Blockchain Essentials AI in Fintech Intro to InsurTech...
South African fintech startup Lulalend, a digital lender catering to underserved small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has raised a US$35 million Series B funding round to help it scale...
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the activities of illegal financial technology companies and mobile application lenders who threaten debtors for failing to repay loans. At the...
The past couple of years have been brutal for the African continent. We’ve been through Covid-19, and now we’re living through turbulent socio-economic times, with high inflation and rising...
Nigerian fintech, Flutterwave has obtained payment services provider and payments facilitator licenses from the National Bank of Egypt.During the announcement of its $170 million Series C fund in March...
The number of active fintech subscribers on the MTN Nigeria network rose by 57.5 percent to 14.9 million for its full financial year which ended on December 31, 2022...
Indian banks and retailers have reportedly begun accepting contactless payments made with digital rupees. The move is part of the Reserve Bank of India’s retail central bank digital currency...