Banking & Payments

Opera, today, announced that it has raised $50 million in funding for its 11-month old mobile payment startup, OPay -- the highest ever raised by a Nigeria-based fintech startup. Majority of the investments came from China-based VCs with lead investors like IDG Capital, Sequoia China,... Read More

Stanbic Bank has launched a service that allows new customers to open personal accounts online. The Stanbic online account opening portal is accessible off the Stanbic Bank website Online Account Opening offers a simplified, convenient and seamless way to get a Stanbic bank account. It... Read More

If you are trying or intend to send money, buy Airtime or pay bills using either MTN MyApp or Airtel Money apps, then you want to try alternatives. The MTN MyApp has not been working for a month now. Even today morning while I tried... Read More

So you have been paid, and you have channeled your salary/income to several expenses (rent, food, electricity bills, etc.), investments, savings and other activities you had previously budgeted for the month (or a specific period). But what do you do when an unexpected financial obligation... Read More

Renown Uganda and Global tech companies will gather at the Kampala Serena Conference Center for a two-day tech expo that will coincide with the 2nd edition of the Africa Blockchain Conference on 3rd and 4th July. Organized by CryptoSavannah and the Blockchain Association of Uganda,... Read More

Worldremit is no doubt a rising star in mobile remittance across the world. World remit allows users in countries such as UK, US, Canada to send money back to their home countries. This is done by linking your bank account or credit card to your... Read More

Fintech startup sent some shock waves last month when they declared zero-fee cross-border money transfers. We were all excited for this given that the incumbents like Western Union or banks were either too slow or too expensive. Chipper cash offers not only instant cross-border money... Read More

Carrying cash and coins all around is a hustle to some people. Walking around with a wallet can be inconveniencing and an unnecessary load. Airtel Uganda is following in the footsteps of MTN by introducing Airtel Money Pay. With this, merchants will be able to... Read More

The APRM and CryptoSavannah on May 23rd entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on promoting innovation and the 4th Industrial Revolution in Africa, through collaboration on various engagements including, the Africa 4.0 Initiative and the Africa Blockchain Conference, among others. The Africa Peer Review... Read More