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Flutterwave gets Nigerian banking licence at 10

Flutterwave secured a Nigerian banking licence on April 2, allowing Africa's most valuable fintech to hold deposits, lend directly and…

Africa Fintech Live heads to Nairobi in May

Africa Fintech Live 2026 will convene in Nairobi on May 7, bringing together leaders across payments, banking, telecoms and digital…

South Sudan launches first instant payments system

South Sudan has launched its first-ever instant payments infrastructure, three years after the proposal was first made, marking a landmark…

MTN and Airtel pocket $2.3bn from Africa data boom

MTN Nigeria and Airtel Africa generated a combined N3.6 trillion ($2.3 billion) from data services in 2025, as Africa's mobile…