African Banks Turn to Digital Platforms and Partnerships to Drive Growth in SME Banking

Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Middle East News once a month in your Inbox Across Africa, financial institutions are increasingly viewing small business banking as a key growth driver, with more banks turning to digital platforms, data...

EIB invests €20 million in Amethis Europe Expansion Fund to support European SMEs growing in Africa

(Credit: Unsplash) This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. EIB invests in a new fund connecting European and African economies, helping European SMEs expand their activities on the continent. €20 million investment...

Digify Africa Expands its Digital Skills Footprint With the Launch of the Digify GPs Programme

Digify Africa has announced the return of its Digify General Practitioners (GPs) programme, now expanding to De Aar. After training rounds in Kuruman and Kimberley, this next chapter has aimed to empower young people in De Aar with practical...

MTN MoMo, Mastercard extend partnership to support wider digital access in South Africa

MTN MoMo South Africa and Mastercard expanded their partnership to provide additional digital financial services and improve access to the digital economy across the country. Image supplied The collaboration added functionality to the MoMo Wallet,...

Kingston grandmothers helping African counterparts

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News According to Anne Richards, a retired nurse and cofounder of the Kingston Grandmother Connection, food insecurity and housing are issues in the fourteen sub-Saharan countries they support, and Lesotho is one...

GIP and mPharma Ghana expand access to affordable healthcare across West Africa

Growth Investment Partners (GIP) Ghana Ltd, an investment platform established by British International Investment (BII), has announced a strategic investment in mPharma Ghana Ltd, a patient-centred and technology-driven healthcare company...

Celebrating 10 years of luxury at Africa’s first 5-star dog hotel in Cape Town

It’s not every day that you meet a hotel guest whose tail wags at check-in, but in Cape Town’s city centre that’s exactly the norm. atFrits Dog Hotel and Daycare Centre, which was Africa’s very first five-star dog hotel, is celebrating its 10th...

Africa's funding gap a leadership problem, not capital scarcity - Aig-Imoukhuede

The Chairman of the Coronation Group, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, has said that Africa’s financial institutions must urgently unlock and strategically deploy the vast pool of domestic capital currently lying dormant, rather than relying on external...

The One-Sided Mining Trade Relationship Between South Africa and Zimbabwe: Time to Prioritise Local Content

Zimbabwe’s mining sector, rich in platinum, gold, lithium, and diamonds, is a cornerstone of the country’s economy. Yet, despite policies designed to promote local industry, the sector remains heavily dependent on South African imports,...

In South Africa’s e-commerce boom, trust beats automation

It starts with a reflex. Scroll, refresh, click, close tab. For millions of South Africans, this daily ritual unfolds not on Amazon or Shein, but on homegrown digital platforms like Takealot, Bash and OneDayOnly. Online shopping in South Africa is...

Systemic Trade Finance Constraints Block African Economic Integration

Africa faces a significant trade finance deficit hampering economic growth and regional integration, according to the African Export-Import Bank’s latest publication. The finding appears in Contemporary Issues in African Trade and Trade Finance...

Study shows growing trust in e-payments among Moroccan small businesses

A recent report by Visa on digital payments stressed that over half of Moroccan merchants (56%) have developed greater trust in digital payment solutions. The report, based on a survey of 260 businesses in Rabat, Casablanca, and Marrakech, noted...

Nearpays Wins AI For Good Innovation Pitch, To Represent Africa Globally In 2026

1 Nearpays, a Nigerian financial technology company, has won the AI for Good Innovation Pitch held in Johannesburg, South Africa. The company competed among other finalists and emerged winner with its Soft POS technology, a solution that enables...

Ecobank-JoyBusiness SME Fair: Perez Muzik and Tulenkey set to deliver electrifying climax tonight!

The entrepreneurial spirit of Ghana is set to collide with pure musical energy tonight, Sunday, November 2, 2025, as the Ecobank-JoyBusiness SME Fair prepares for its spectacular grand finale today. After a buzzing Day 1 and Day 2 with mega...

MC Darlington lights up Ecobank-JoyBusiness SME Fair; grand finale promises massive fireworks today

Yesterday (Saturday, November 1) was pure vibes and energy! The moment MC Darlington grabbed the mic, the entire atmosphere shifted at the 3-day Ecobank-JoyBusiness SME Fair 2025 at the Ghud Park, Accra Mall. With his infectious charisma and witty...

Women in tech: rewriting the African code

Across Africa, women are taking on new roles in the technology sector, building companies, leading teams, and designing solutions that address real social and economic problems. Yet their path remains uneven. They represent progress and...

MC Darlington sets Ecobank-JoyBusiness SME Fair on fire; massive fireworks for grand finale today

Yesterday (Saturday, November 1) was pure vibes and energy! The moment MC Darlington grabbed the mic, the entire atmosphere shifted at the 3-day Ecobank-JoyBusiness SME Fair 2025 at the Ghud Park, Accra Mall. With his infectious charisma and witty...

South Africa: FNB and Visa renew strategic partnership

FNB and Visa have renewed its partnership, reinforcing a relationship that has helped South Africans and customers across Africa pay and get paid more easily, for more than 55 years. The partnership has played a key role in shaping payments in...

80% of African Women Prefer Interest-Free Loans, New Survey ...

A new pan-African digital survey has revealed that eight in ten African women prefer interest-free loans, highlighting a growing demand for more equitable and inclusive financial systems across the continent. The findings, drawn from the MyBirr...

Africa Advances Regional Integration Despite Operating Below Potential

Africa’s economic integration is gaining momentum through new trade policies and infrastructure investments, but the continent remains far from reaching its full potential, according to Afreximbank’s latest Regional Integration and Market Access...