Sending money to Africa has become easier over the past decade, but the cost difference between services remains ...

JOHANNESBURG/HARARE (Reuters) - Having fled an economic implosion in his native Zimbabwe, Brighton Takawira was able to support his mother back home with modest earnings from a small perfume business ...

The digital financial ecosystem in Africa is teeming with innovation, propelled by mobile technology to solve long-festering ...

Mauritius continues to see an influx of capital, with the country seeing inflows from South Africa, France, the UAE and UK.

Africa’s financial systems are in the midst of a renaissance. Access to banking varies widely across the continent. According to 2021 World Bank data from 28 countries, only 34.5% of the population ...

Expert James Booth analyses how embedded finance, cross-border payments, and AI-driven risk models will redefine African fintech by 2026.

Barclays Private Bank is an international wealth management powerhouse in Africa. The UK lender celebrates its regional centenary this year, with a history in Africa that stretches back to 1925. Today ...

The African Export–Import Bank and the Central Bank of Egypt have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the African Gold Bank in Egypt.This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday, indicating that ...

Financial inclusion in Africa operates on two distinct but overlapping tracks. Ownership of mobile-money accounts is far more widespread than ownership of traditional bank accounts, indicating that ...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) opened a donor-pledging conference on Monday for its fund that lends money to low-income countries on favourable terms, seeking to offset a retreat in U.S. support ...