Nigeria-Meta Standoff Threatens Small Business Operations
In April 2025 Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) Tribunal upheld a $220m fine against Meta—parent company of ...
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Galileo Wants “Payment Switch” to Strengthen Bill Pay
Galileo Payment Method Switch, powered by Atomic, has been introduced by Galileo Financial Technologies, a division of SoFi Technologies, Inc.'s ...
Nigeria to Release First AI Guidelines Within Weeks, Says Alake
Olatubosun Alake, Lagos State Commissioner for Innovation, Science, and Technology Nigeria's first artificial intelligence (AI) rules will soon be released, ...
FT Lists Paymenow, TymeBank & Omnisient Among Africa’s Fastest-Growing Firms
More than half of the 130 listed firms are from South Africa and Nigeria, Africa's two largest, but slow, economies, ...
MoonPay and Mastercard Partner to Advance Stablecoin Payments
Mastercard and MoonPay, a cryptocurrency payments FinTech, have partnered on stablecoins. With the partnership between Mastercard and MoonPay, which combines ...
Canada Nears Launch of Instant Payment Technology
Payments Canada said Real-Time Rail, which allows banks to process payments virtually quickly, will be prepared for testing this ...
Legend Internet Launches Nigeria’s First Fibre-to-the-Room Service
Nigeria's first Fibre-to-the-Room (FTTR) service, FTTR by Legend, was introduced by Legend Internet PLC in a daring step that solidifies ...
Airtel Launches Mobile Money in 2026 to Rival M-Pesa & MoMo
In an effort to capitalise on the rising demand for digital payment services throughout the continent, Airtel Africa, said on ...
Central Bank of Nigeria Approves Open Banking Launch This August. Here’s what to Know
Nigeria’s Central Bank (CBN) has officially approved the launch of open banking, mandating that banks begin sharing customer data with ...
Zone’s Blockchain Network Adds Accelerex & ITEX
Leading banks and fintechs have joined Zone's regulated blockchain network for payments, along with Accelerex and ITEX, two of Nigeria's ...