Topic: Fintech
Fintech ambitions hit pause as Stanbic Holdings holds off on subsidiary
Mar 12, 2024 at 04:32 PM
Plans for a dedicated fintech subsidiary by Kenyan financial powerhouse Stanbic Holdings have come to a surprising halt, just months after receiving a green light from the Capital ...
3 Kenyan startups shine at Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator Program Demo Day
Feb 14, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Tens of emerging fintech startups from 18 African countries on Tuesday staged innovations as Visa held the first day of the Africa Fintech Accelerator program first demo day in Nai...
How your start-up can now apply for the Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator Program
Jul 18, 2023 at 02:27 PM
The Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator program targets fintech and payment startups that operate in Africa and will run over 12 weeks twice a year and will host up to 20 startups per ...
Former ICT CS Joe Mucheru lands plum job only 4 months after leaving cabinet
Jan 29, 2023 at 07:53 PM
Mucheru is now the second President of Jumo, a financial technology (fintech) company which is located in Cape Town, South Africa. ...
MIKHAIL MARCHENKO: Major fintech trends that will affect online businesses in 2023
Jan 12, 2023 at 12:24 PM
Due to smartphone penetration, the increase in the number of applications and borrowers as well as the spread of smartphones, which have become the main payment platform even among...
CHRIS AKOLO: How Kenyan online businesses can flourish
Dec 06, 2022 at 03:05 PM
According to a McKinsey report, African financial services are now undergoing a structural shift. About 10 per cent of all transactions in Africa are digital and fintech revenues r...
Flutterwave responds to allegation of its involvement in Sh6.2 billion fraud
Jul 09, 2022 at 10:37 AM
Nigerian Fintech startup Flutterwave has vehemently denied allegations that they are involved in multi-billion money laundering and fraudulent ventures in the country....
Flutterwave: Court freezes Sh6.2 billion over alleged links to money laundering
Jul 08, 2022 at 02:03 PM
The High Court has frozen over Sh6.2 billion spread across 62 bank accounts belonging to a Fintech company owned by Nigerians and four Kenyans known as Flutterwave on grounds that ...
Money254 wins Sh3.4 million MIT FinTech Conference Startup Pitch Competition
Mar 08, 2022 at 07:48 AM
Money254 is Kenya’s first financial services comparison platform, which makes it easier for users to find, compare and apply for financial products based on their needs and eligi...
Kenya set to host 2nd Annual Africa Digital Finance Summit in 2022
Sep 17, 2021 at 11:54 AM
Kenya is expected to host the 2nd annual Africa Digital Finance Summit (ADFS) on February 22 – 24, 2022 under the theme “The Future of Finance in Africa; our pathway to financi...
