German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz has announced plans to restructure financial services regulator Bafin following the reputational damage surronding the Wirecard scandal.
San Francisco based fintech startup Chipper Cash, used in processing cross-border transactions within Africa has closed a $13.8 million Series-A investment round.
Coming to Nigeria, the story is not the same. The first mobile money service in Nigeria dates back to 2009. Since then, a dozen new mobile money service providers have emerged with Paga currently, topping the list.
Paystack is one of the top payment processors in Nigeria with over 10 million unique transactions each month for over 60,000 businesses including Branch, Palmcredit, and MTN.
GTBank, the largest digital banking service provider in Nigeria is considering to restructure as a holdings company. The bank's CEO, Segun Agbaje, disclosed the plan during the bank’s earnings call for the fourth quarter of 2019.
With an increase in the adverse effect of coronavirus pandemic, financial institutions all over the world are increasingly looking into emerging technologies like blockchain to mitigate economic meltdown and to achieve financial inclusion.
SystemSpecs, the Nigeria’s fintech giant behind the successful money payment service provider Remita, has partnered with Paga to expand digital payments in Nigeria.