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East Asia Brings Boom to African Fintech Unicorn Flutterwave
The company’s international growth this year has also included securing 20 new licenses in the United States for its remittance app, Send.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Payments Platform HoneyCoin Secures $4.9 Million Funding
Licensed in jurisdictions including the US, Canada, the EU and key African markets, it integrates directly with banks and telecom operators.
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- Finance, Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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South Africa’s Street Wallet Raises $350K to Bring Cashless Payments to Informal Economy
Founded by Kosta Scholiadis in 2021, Street Wallet is a mobile payment solution built for informal traders and service providers in South Africa.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Visa Opens First African Data Centre in Johannesburg to Strengthen Fintech Infrastructure
The funding will be allocated towards building digital infrastructure, supporting local fintech firms, and providing training programs to enhance capacity across the sector.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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HAVAÍC Reaches $25 Million Second Close for African Tech Fund
The fund, targeting a final close of $50 million, focuses on early-stage, post-revenue technology startups born in Africa with global potential.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Akurateco and Enza Join Forces to Revolutionize Digital Payments Across Africa
Akurateco and enza join forces to accelerate digital payment innovation and financial inclusion across Africa with cutting-edge white-label technology.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Rise of the Creator Economy in Emerging Markets: Empowering Youth and Marginalized Communities Through Web Monetization
The creator economy — a thriving ecosystem of online content creators ranging from influencers to bloggers — is a growing source of employment and income in developing economies, especially for younger generations. And as Matšeliso Thabane at the Interledger Foundation explains, alternative earning routes are emerging that can allow these creators to monetize their content in new ways. She explores how Web Monetization — a “pay-as-you-use” approach that enables small, real-time payments to content creators — can help this work become a viable career for creators in emerging markets.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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dLocal Launches The 2025 Emerging Markets Payments Handbook: The Blueprint to Lead Across the Global South
dLocal’s 2025 Emerging Markets Payments Handbook is the essential guide to the future of payments, combining data-driven insights with local expertise.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Global
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