The U.S. government’s decision to ban TikTok, the immensely popular short-form video app owned by China’s ByteDance, has sent shockwaves through the tech industry,…
Cellulant rolls out digital payments for water bills in Zambia
In another mobile payment innovation, fintech start-up Cellulant Zambia has partnered with five of this country’s water utility companies to enable digital payments. This…
Nigeria’s person-to-person money transfer company Paga bags $13m
The Nigerian person-to-person money transfer company, Paga, has secured US$13-million from renowned international investment firms Adlevo Capital, Omidyar Network, Goodwell West Africa, Acumen Fund,…
From startup to fintech empire: WiGroup sells stake to Investec for ‘R400m’
It’s not often in the entrepreneur world that you hear of investments from banks, but here is one such story involving a very successful…
SnapScan’s Kobus Ehlers on keeping up with SA’s ever-changing payments landscape
Kobus Ehlers is behind one of South Africa’s top-ranked apps, and arguably the only successful startup to have made mobile payments relevant in the…
