The companies, rules, rails, and capital behind how money moves across African markets.
Tanzanian-founded Nala has secured up to $50m from Liquidity via MUFG-backed Mars Growth Capital to expand its stablecoin cross-border payment infrastructure.
FintechKenya’s proposed 16% VAT on payment platform fees could raise the cost of digital transactions in one of Africa’s most important mobile money markets.
FintechStandard Chartered Kenya’s SC Shilingi Fund shows how mobile-first wealth products are pulling younger investors into formal money market funds.
FintechGWCU’s reported MTN Liberia rollout shows how African fintechs are using telecom networks to scale embedded credit without building distribution from scratch.
FintechAs global payment companies build rails for AI agents, African fintechs face a harder question: who controls, verifies, and takes responsibility when software starts moving money?
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