Nigerian payments processor Paystack is expanding into banking and consumer finance in a corporate shakeup as it bets on Africa’s entrepreneurs, its CEO told Semafor, five years after being acquired ...

Africa has been one of the least-developed regions globally when it comes to technology and being on the less advanced side of the so-called digital divide. But with a huge population and a set of ...

The acquisition, which is reportedly worth more than $200m, will allow Stripe to expand into the African payments market. Today (15 October), fintech business Stripe announced plans to acquire ...

Over the last year, the Covid-19 pandemic has fueled a shift towards digital banking and mobile money. In Africa, this change in habits has international investors eyeing the lucrative opportunity to ...

American financial services company Stripe recently acquired a Nigerian start-up Paystack for a reported $200 million. Paystack was co-founded by Shola Akinlade in 2016 as a solution for merchants in ...