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FinTech

9 hours ago

Nigeria and Finland have signed a new agreement to deepen cooperation in the digital economy, in a move aimed at boosting innovation, strengthening public services, and accelerating skills development. The ...

24 March

The Federal Government has identified teacher training and upskilling as critical to achieving its target of 70 percent digital literacy by 2027, as Nigeria accelerates efforts to build a technology-driven ...

23 March

  Nigeria has emerged as the largest investor in artificial intelligence-driven surveillance systems in Africa, accounting for more than $470 million of the $2.1 billion spent across 11 countries on ...

23 March

Nigerian fintech giant Moniepoint Inc. has acquired restaurant technology startup Orda Africa, in a strategic move to expand into Africa’s rapidly growing food service industry, estimated to be worth over ...

9 October

Moniepoint clarifies that its UK unit’s £1.2 million 2024 loss reflects early-stage setup costs, not operational losses. The Nigerian fintech also spent $2.5 million acquiring UK-based Bancom to expand cross-border ...

2 October

Zenith Bank and GTCO topped Nigerian banks’ IT spending with a combined N126.8 billion in H1 2025 as lenders ramp up digital infrastructure, cybersecurity, and fintech competitiveness. ...

29 September

Discover the top 10 fintech apps in Nigeria by downloads in Q3 2025. From Opay to PalmPay, Kuda, and Carbon, see how these apps are transforming digital banking, payments, and ...

24 September

The CBN’s October 31, 2025 deadline for mandatory PoS geo-tagging in Nigeria has fintechs and agents worried about compliance costs, disruptions, and slowed growth. Here’s what it means for the ...

19 September

Google and PayPal have announced a multiyear partnership to advance AI-powered digital commerce. The collaboration will enhance payments, security, and agentic shopping experiences across Google platforms. ...

18 September

dLocal has integrated Capitec Pay into its South African payments offering, enabling secure, real-time open banking account-to-account (A2A) payments for global merchants and local consumers. ...

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