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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…