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Announcements and deep-dive analysis about the financial technology (fintech) space in Africa.
How CBN’s device binding rule will reshape mobile banking in Nigeria
On July 1, 2026, the way millions of Nigerians interact with digital finance changed for good. Without much…
The 6% security gap: How Nigerians protect savings using their fintech apps
Only 6% of Nigerians say they feel financially secure. That number comes from the Piggyvest Savings Report 2025,…
Why Circle Ventures is backing Flutterwave’s multi-rail B2B play
Flutterwave has secured a strategic investment from Circle Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Circle Internet Group, the…
$180.6 million: African fintechs raised more in H1 2026, but the deals tell an interesting trajectory
African startups closed the first half of 2026 with a reported $1.44 billion in funding, slightly ahead of…
All CBN’s Directives in H1 2026 and how they affected banks and fintechs
The first half of 2026 brought one of the busiest regulatory periods Nigeria’s financial sector has seen in…
Here are the top CBN directives that shaped Nigeria’s financial sector in the first half of 2026
For Nigeria’s financial sector, the first half of 2026 was less about new licences or flashy product launches…
While closing Nigeria’s SME credit gap, Nombank clocks ₦250 billion in daily transactions
Nombank says its daily transaction volume has grown from ₦7 billion in May 2025 to roughly ₦250 billion…
“We just need not to drown”: Inside The Flip’s Fintech Africa Summit panel with Moniepoint’s Tosin, Kuda’s Babs and FairMoney’s Laurin
Three of Nigeria’s most consequential fintech founders sat on one stage in New York and said the kind…
Baxi glitch leaves POS agents stranded as trust in the platform wavers
Baxi has spent weeks trying to fix a transfer problem that has left thousands of POS agents unable…
Is OPay the 3rd-largest bank in Nigeria, ahead of First Bank? Facts vs fiction
A viral claim making the rounds on social media says OPay has officially surpassed First Bank to become…
