Flutterwave Reshuffles Leadership Team, Appoints Prashant Kalia as Chief Risk & Compliance Officer
September 23, 2025
Flutterwave has announced leadership changes, with Prashant Kalia joining as Chief Risk & Compliance Officer. He has decades of experience, having previously worked at Stripe, American Express, and more. If you have a startup you want featured…
M-KOPA Hits 3M Active Customers
September 22, 2025
M-KOPA has hit a major milestone by crossing 3 million active customers mark. The company is also reporting 90% improvement in the quality of life among its customers. In Africa’s informal sector where most people…
Safaricom to Migrate M-Pesa to Fintech 2.0 to Power the Next Phase of Mobile Money
September 19, 2025
Safaricom has unveiled Fintech 2.0, a major upgrade to M-PESA. This latest upgrade incorporates AI, improves reliability and expands cross-border payments Speaking at the media briefing, Safaricom’s Chief Financial Services Officer, Esther Waititu, said the…
Kenya’s Banking Sector Faces an AI Tipping Point
September 9, 2025
Kenya’s financial sector, long admired for its role in mobile money and digital banking revolution, now finds itself on the brink of another transformation powered by artificial intelligence (AI). According to new research presented at…
Verto Launches Atlas Suite for Cross-Border Payments
September 8, 2025
Verto has unveiled the Atlas Suite, a next-generation embedded finance product designed to streamline cross-border payments for financial institutions, marketplaces, and digital platforms. The Atlas Suite provides a single API integration that allows businesses to…
Visa Launches Visa Pay in the DRC
September 5, 2025
Visa has announced the launch of Visa Pay, an innovative mobile solution that provides access to digital payments and account-to-account money movement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Visa Pay is an interoperable…
Equity Bank, PesaLink and NALA Partner to Simplify Remittances to Kenya
September 5, 2025
PesaLink, NALA and Equity Bank have partnered to make it easier for Kenyans abroad to send money back home. This partnership will help deliver funds instantly to mobile wallets and bank accounts across the country. …
Absa Launches “Play Your Cards Right” Initiative to Accelerate Card Usage
September 4, 2025
Absa Bank has unveiled a three-month promotion dubbed “Play Your Cards Right,” which rewards everyday debit and credit card usage with some substantial prizes. Whether you’re swiping your card at the supermarket or checking out…
Bolttech partners with LOOP to launch LOOP FLEX in Kenya
September 1, 2025
Owning a premium smartphone in Kenya is still a major financial stretch for many people, even though these devices have become central to how we work, transact, and stay connected. Global insurtech Bolttech has teamed…