Mobile money, payments, agent banking and digital finance across the continent.
Africa still drives roughly two-thirds of global mobile money activity — and in 2026 wallets are becoming platforms for credit, savings and merchant payments.
The GSMA’s 2023 industry report confirms Africa’s outsized role in mobile money — driven by regulation, inclusion and pandemic-accelerated digitalisation.
With a targeted 32% CAGR by 2030, African fintech is becoming an engine of economic expansion — if it can clear the hurdles ahead.
How agent banking took root in Nigeria after the CBN’s 2013 guidelines — the benefits for banks and agents, and the challenges that remain.
Access Bank’s AccessMore app merges the best of two mobile apps into a “more than banking” experience for 37 million customers.
The Africa Cup of Nations is more than football — it is a live laboratory for mobile money, fan engagement and cashless payments in Nigeria.
After social media and location services, fintech took the lead as the defining innovation trend — and Africa emerged as its real frontier.