Money20/20 USA is the world’s biggest, most influential gathering of the global money ecosystem including banks, payments, tech, startups, retail, fintech, financial services, policy, and more, to be held...
The mobile money (MoMo) sector in Ghana has experienced a significant decline in both transaction volume and value in June 2024. Recent data from the Bank of Ghana indicates...
The recently completed proof of concept by the Bank of Ghana and the Monetary Authority of Singapore demonstrated that the latter’s central bank digital currency enables cross-border payments, excluding...
As Brazil’s financial system modernizes, its data infrastructure is advancing too. Spurred by the popularity of the Central Bank’s PIX instant payment system, initiatives such as Open Finance are...
The House of Representatives passed a bill on Monday (July 22) that is designed to combat the use of financial technology for illicit finance. The Financial Technology Protection Act...
Google is reportedly close to finalizing its most significant acquisition to date, with cybersecurity company Wiz at the centre of a $23bn deal, according to The Wall Street Journal....
Banking consultant Dr Richmond Akwasi Atuahene has called for increased scrutiny of fintech companies operating in Ghana’s remittance sector. He cited concerns about discrepancies in reported figures and potential...
Despite the overall funding decline, a significant portion of investments was directed towards climate tech, which accounted for 45% of all startup funding in Africa this year. Experts offer...
Mastercard, a global technology company in the payments industry, hosted its second annual Mastercard Ghana Fintech Forum in Accra, bringing together key stakeholders and thought leaders in the fintech...
China’s rapidly expanding artificial intelligence (AI) sector has nudged aside finance to top the country’s salary rankings for the second quarter of 2024, as Beijing’s push for self-sufficiency in...