Fintech unicorn Zepz, owner of WorldRemit, lays off 26% of staff
Zepz, which owns the WorldRemit and Sendwave brands, has a total workforce of around 1,600. Sopa pictures | Lightrocket | Getty Images Money transfer group Zepz...
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Crypto and Bitcoin ATM adoption is highest in countries with large unbanked populations
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3 trends that will shape the future of Africa’s fintech startups
According to the latest McKinsey report, revenues generated by fintech startups will grow eightfold to $30 billion by 2025. This projected success is driven by startups...
3 trends that will shape the future of Africa’s fintech startups
According to the latest McKinsey report, revenues generated by fintech startups will grow eightfold to $30 billion by 2025. This projected success is driven by startups...
Fintech boosts SME growth through significant sales increases
An innovative payment gateway supports the growth of SMEs by increasing their sales, increasing the order values of their products and encouraging repeat purchases. Payflex allows...
South African teenagers are skipping school to chase risky crypto dreams
JOHANNESBURG – John first heard about cryptocurrency three years ago, when the teenager came across slick YouTube videos and Facebook posts by other South Africans claiming...
After Raising $40 Million, African Bitcoin Exchange Yellow Card Seeks “Unicorn Status by End of 2023”
Yellow card management team Yellow card Pan-African cryptocurrency exchange Yellow Card Financial has announced to close $40 million in Series B funding to fund its growth...
The African Media Agency is collaborating with the Africa Fintech Summit’s eighth edition which is being held in the city of Cape Town
The partnership aims to promote awareness of policy regulation, intra-Africa trade and payment infrastructure and financial inclusion ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, 15 August 2022, /African Media Agency/...
Introducing the new Fintech Association of South Africa
The event, held at The Bungalow, Clifton was well attended by top fintechs and movers and shakers in the sector. Among those represented was Tim Masela...
Three reasons behind the remarkable growth of crypto asset use in Africa despite regulatory uncertainty
In traditional barter, mutual integrity and respect was expected of traders in different marketplaces. If the bag of rice was worth the equivalent of three goats,...