Tag: Africa
Peach Payments and RelyComply boost AML compliance
Peach Payments has partnered with RelyComply to enhance its financial crime controls and support the expansion of its payments services across Africa.
The collaboration has been...
Moniepoint bags $200m Series C to expand financial inclusion
Moniepoint, Africa’s all-in-one financial platform for businesses and their customers, has raised over $200m in equity financing through a Series C funding round.
The investment...
Kuunda raises $7.5m to grow embedded liquidity in Africa
Tanzanian FinTech firm Kuunda, which offers embedded working-capital solutions for financial institutions and digital payment providers, has raised $7.5m in pre-Series A funding to...
Premier Credit Uganda secures $1.5m to boost financial inclusion
Premier Credit Uganda, a licensed microfinance institution and subsidiary of The Platcorp Group, has raised $1.5m from Swiss impact asset manager Enabling Qapital to expand its operations and further its mission of driving financial inclusion across the country.
LSEG powers Burundi’s financial market digital transformation
LSEG has partnered with Banque de la République du Burundi (BRB), the central bank of Burundi, to deliver a full suite of modern financial...
African payments platform HoneyCoin secures $4.9m funding
HoneyCoin, a fast-growing full-stack payments orchestration platform serving both consumers and businesses, has secured $4.9m in funding.
RizRemit taps dLocal to streamline cross-border payouts
dLocal, a leading cross-border payments platform specialising in emerging markets, has partnered with digital remittance provider RizRemit to expand and accelerate payout operations across key corridors in Africa and Asia.
Flutterwave expands licensed payments in Cameroon
Flutterwave, a leading FinTech in Africa, has strengthened its commitment to businesses in Cameroon by launching a fully licensed suite of digital payment services, officially approved by the Central Bank for Central African States.
Panda Remit taps dLocal to drive faster cross-border remittances across Africa
dLocal has joined forces with global remittance provider Panda Remit to accelerate financial access across Africa through faster, more reliable cross-border payments.
The high price of non-compliance in financial services
As financial sectors globally face increased regulatory pressures, the fiscal footprint of maintaining compliance has surged dramatically.
According to AscentAI, annually, regions including Asia-Pacific,...










