| Date | Title | Description |
| 16.06.2026 | Nigeria: Building Trust At Scale - Palmpay Joins Industry Leaders At Digital Pay Expo 2026 | As digital payment adoption continues to grow across Nigeria and emerging markets, the next phase will depend not just on innovation, but on the strength, reliability, and trustworthiness of the infrastructure behind it.
While the ecosystem... |
| 07.06.2026 | Nigeria: Beyond the Glitch - How NIBSS Is Defending Nigeria's Quadrillion Naira Payment Ecosystem | Every modern digital payment ecosystem eventually encounters a difficult truth: no financial infrastructure built by humans is completely immune to technical disruptions.
Across the world's most advanced banking systems, operational outages... |
| 13.04.2026 | Streaming platform bags rights for Fifa World Cup in South Africa | SportyTV, an African-focused streaming platform, said on Monday that it has acquired pay-television rights to show all 104 matches of the 2026 Fifa World Cup in South Africa.
The deal, which SportyTV said was struck directly with Fifa, mark... |
| 31.03.2026 | Nigeria: Govt Targets MSMEs' Access to $3.5trn AfCFTA Market, Launches Cross-Border Digital Payments Report | Abuja — The federal government has launched the "Cross-Border Digital Payments and Identity in Nigeria Under the AfCFTA" report, urging stakeholders to unlock trade opportunities for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to ... |
| 16.02.2026 | Nigeria: Amid Fintech Competition, Six Banks' Customers Loans Up 9.2 Percent to N33.99trn | Despite severe the challenge posed by Fintech companies last year, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated and five others deposit money banks (DMBs) declared N33.99trillion loans & advances to customers for the year ended December 31, 2025.... |
| 16.02.2026 | Nigeria: Afrigo, Palmpay Partner to Boost Digital Economy | AfriGO, Nigeria's national domestic card scheme, has partnered with PalmPay to expand access to card-based payment solutions and deepen participation in the country's growing digital economy.
With the integration, AfriGO cards are now avail... |
| 28.09.2025 | PalmPay Named One of the World's Top 300 Fintech Companies of 2025 by CNBC & Statista | LAGOS, Nigeria, Sept. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- PalmPay, a leading neobank and fintech platform focused on emerging markets, has been recognised in CNBC and Statista's 2025 Top 300 Fintech Companies in the World list. This marks the second c... |
| 22.09.2025 | How a ₦50 charge from you adds up to ₦796bn for the government | This is Follow the Money, our weekly series that unpacks the earnings, business, and scaling strategies of African fintechs and financial institutions. A new edition drops every Monday.
The Nigerian government needs more revenue to fund eco... |
| 08.09.2025 | Airtel Nigeria wants a slice of ₦20.7 trillion mobile money market | This is Follow the Money, our weekly series that unpacks the earnings, business, and scaling strategies of African fintechs and financial institutions. A new edition drops every Monday.
With over 56 million subscribers, Airtel may be Nigeri... |
| 25.08.2025 | Bank apps crash, OPay, PalmPay cash in: Inside ₦20.7 trillion mobile money rush | This is Follow the Money, our weekly series that unpacks the earnings, business, and scaling strategies of African fintechs and financial institutions. A new edition drops every Monday.
The first time Adepeju Adenuga, an English PhD student... |
| 12.08.2025 | Nigeria nets ₦84.97 billion in six months after extending transfer levy to fintechs | When Kemi Michael, a corporate compère, attempted to transfer money to her usual PoS agent in late 2024, the attendant had a tip for avoiding an extra charge: “Send ₦9,500 instead of ₦10,000 so I don’t have to add ₦50 to the withdrawal fee.... |
| 11.08.2025 | From AI to credit bureaus: How Nigerian digital lenders are tackling rising defaults | When Adekunle Ogunleye, a secondary school chemistry teacher, opened WhatsApp one evening in late 2024, he didn’t expect to find a threatening message about a friend’s unpaid loan.
“It was not a nice message, and that shouldn’t be written a... |
| 04.08.2025 | Inside MTN Nigeria’s path to ₦5 trillion revenue | This is Follow the Money, our weekly series that unpacks the earnings, business and scaling strategies of African fintechs and financial institutions. A new edition drops every Monday.
MTN Nigeria, the country’s largest telecom provider, is... |
| 24.07.2025 | PalmPay named one of the world’s top 300 fintech companies of 2025 by CNBC & Statista | PalmPay, a leading neobank and fintech platform focused on emerging markets, has been recognised in CNBC and Statista’s 2025 Top 300 Fintech Companies in the World list. This marks the second year in a row that PalmPay has earned a place am... |
| 17.07.2025 | Moniepoint, PiggyVest, M-KOPA, Interswitch named among world’s top 300 fintechs by CNBC | Ten African fintechs, including Interswitch, Moniepoint, M-KOPA, OPay, and PiggyVest, have been named among the world’s top 300 fintech companies in 2025 by CNBC and Statista. The list highlights firms driving innovation across seven segmen... |
| 08.07.2025 | How the PalmPay Premium Account is redefining digital banking in Nigeria | The PalmPay Premium account is indeed emerging as a powerhouse of innovation in Nigeria’s digital finance landscape, as users enjoy enhanced financial control and a superior banking experience.
This account is exclusively available to PalmP... |
| 20.05.2025 | Dyna.Ai Officially Enters Nigeria, Partnering with Leading Fintech Platform PalmPay | SINGAPORE, May 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Dyna.Ai, a leading AI-as-a-Service company headquartered in Singapore, officially launched its operations in Nigeria on May 15 with a private, invite-only event, Nigeria Dyna Day.
L-R: Senior Business... |
| 14.05.2025 | Moniepoint, PalmPay, OmniRetail, Paga make FT Africa’s fastest-growing companies list | Six Nigerian startups—Moniepoint, OmniRetail, PalmPay, Termii, Remedial Health, and Paga—have been listed on the Financial Times’ 2024 ranking of Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies, which features 130 high-growth firms across the continent.... |
| 10.05.2025 | PalmPay's Bold Leap: Expanding Horizons in Africa's Fintech Landscape | Nigerian fintech PalmPay is gearing up for a significant expansion. By the end of 2025, it will launch operations in South Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Uganda, and Tanzania. This move is not just a step; it’s a leap into the heart of Africa’s bur... |
| 08.05.2025 | PalmPay to expand to 4 African markets after processing 1.35 bn transactions in Q1 | Nigerian fintech PalmPay will expand into South Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Uganda, and Tanzania by the end of 2025, building on momentum from processing over 15 million daily transactions in its home market during the first quarter, Managing Di... |
| 08.05.2025 | Africa: PalmPay to Expand Into Four More African Markets By End-2025 | TLDR
Nigerian fintech PalmPay will launch operations in South Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Uganda, and Tanzania before the end of 2025
The expansion follows sustained momentum in Nigeria, where the platform processed over 15 million daily transac... |
| 05.05.2025 | Navigating the Digital Landscape: Financial Innovation and Regulatory Challenges in Nigeria | Nigeria stands at a crossroads in the digital age. The nation is witnessing a surge in fintech innovation, while simultaneously grappling with regulatory challenges posed by global tech giants. This duality shapes the landscape of digital f... |
| 29.04.2025 | Nigeria: 'Palmpay, Verve Partner to Launch Integrated Card System | PalmPay, a fintech platform has unveiled its new PalmPay Debit Card in partnership with Verve, Africa's largest domestic card scheme.
This partnership reflects PalmPay and Verve's shared commitment to driving financial inclusion by expandin... |
| 16.04.2025 | How Moniepoint is going after remittances with Monieworld | Moniepoint, the Nigerian fintech unicorn, has launched Monieworld, its remittance product that allows UK residents to send money directly from a Monieworld account, cards, a British bank account or via Apple Pay and Google Pay to any Nigeri... |
| 16.04.2025 | Emerging Markets-Focused Fintech Platform PalmPay Unveils New Debit Card in Nigeria with Verve | LAGOS, Nigeria, April 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 29, 2025, PalmPay, a leading digital bank and fintech platform focused on emerging markets, has launched the PalmPay Debit Card in Nigeria in partnership with Verve, Africa's largest d... |
| 11.04.2025 | How Nigeria’s tap-to-pay revolution can close the gap with global fintech leaders | By Wilson Adenuga
Contactless payments, often called tap-to-pay, are no longer a luxury; they are the norm in many parts of the world. Whether riding the train in London, grabbing coffee in Tokyo, or buying groceries in Paris, paying is now... |
| 05.04.2025 | Verve Expands Payment Frontiers with Global Partnerships and Contactless Innovation | Verve, Africa’s largest domestic payment card and token brand, has continued to strengthen its position as a leader in digital payments through a series of strategic partnerships and technological advancements. The brand remains committed t... |
| 02.04.2025 | PalmPay Unveils New Debit Card in Partnership with Verve, Marks Its Evolution into Full-Service Digital Banking | PalmPay, one of Africa’s fastest-growing fintech platforms, today officially launched its new PalmPay Debit Card in partnership with Verve, Africa’s largest domestic card scheme.
This partnership reflects PalmPay and Verve’s shared commitme... |
| 10.02.2025 | NIBSS bets on QR codes as a cash alternative for small-value payments | The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), the country’s largest payment switch, is betting on QR codes as a cash alternative for small-value transactions after improving its Nigeria Quick Response (NQR) payment platform.
At a press ... |
| 24.01.2025 | PalmPay and Zone: A New Era of Payment Reliability in Africa | In the bustling world of fintech, partnerships can spark revolutions. The recent alliance between PalmPay and Zone is a prime example. This collaboration promises to reshape the payment landscape across Africa, enhancing reliability and sec... |
| 22.01.2025 | PalmPay Joins Zone’s Regulated Blockchain Network to Enhance Payment Reliability | Zone, Africa's fastest-growing payment infrastructure company is pleased to announce that PalmPay, one of Africa’s leading fintech platforms for payment, has joined its decentralized payment network. This integration with Zone’s regulated b... |
| 22.01.2025 | PalmPay Joins Zone’s Regulated Blockchain Network to Enhance Payment Reliability | With Over 1,200,000 Agents & Merchants, PalmPay is Leveraging Blockchain technology to Strengthen Transaction Reliability
Lagos, Nigeria – [22nd January] – Zone, Africa’s fastest-growing payment infrastructure company, is pleased to ann... |
| 09.01.2025 | Nigeria: Kpmg Recognises Palmpay in Customer Experience Survey | PalmPay, a leading Africa-focused fintech platform, has been recognised in the 2024 KPMG West Africa Banking Industry Customer Experience Survey for delivering exceptional customer experiences and surpassing traditional banks in key areas o... |
| 30.12.2024 | A beginner’s guide to investing in Nigerian startups | So you have decided to invest in Nigerian startups? Congratulations! You’re about to embark on an exciting adventure.
Investing in Nigerian startups can be financially rewarding but you already know that. You saw Moniepoint hit the unicorn ... |
| 27.12.2024 | The most popular payment methods on Nigeria 2024: Everyone does transfers | In 2024, Nigerians increasingly used bank transfers as digital payments continued their dominant run after a cash crunch in 2023.
While cash remains the dominant means of payment in the country, “Nigerians now prefer digital methods for mak... |
| 26.12.2024 | OceanBase Receives Honorable Mention for the Second Consecutive Year in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Report | SINGAPORE, Dec. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- OceanBase has once again been named as Honorable Mention in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud Database Management Systems (Cloud DBMS), marking the second consecutive year it has received t... |
| 05.12.2024 | Starpay Partners with OceanBase to Enhance Database System | MANILA, Philippines, Dec. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Starpay, a leading financial technology company in the Philippines, today announced its partnership with OceanBase to leverage the power of OceanBase's industry-leading distributed database ... |
| 28.11.2024 | Paystack deepens its pay by account feature with OPay integration | Paystack, the Stripe-owned Nigerian fintech, has integrated a payment option enabling merchants to accept payments directly from millions of OPay accounts. The integration continues Paystack’s strategy of building payment methods on bank tr... |
| 28.11.2024 | Palmpay Wins “Best Use of Social Media- Fintech” at the 2024 Social Media Awards | PalmPay Team From L-R : Adepoju Toheeb, Technical Research and Development Software Tester; Dick Ransome, Content Strategy Lead; Titiloye Oluwajuwon, Social Media Specialist
Lagos, Nigeria – As creativity takes center stage in the ever-evol... |
| 27.11.2024 | Nigeria: Social Media Awards - Brain Jotter, Mark Angel Among Content Creators Rewarded for Excellence | Popular skit maker, Chukwuemeka Amuzie, widely known as Brain Jotter, has clinched the award for Overall Best Social Media Content Creator.
Brain Jotter rose to prominence after creating a skit based on a 1983 hit song, Gwo gwo gwo ngwo, by... |
| 26.11.2024 | OceanBase Recognized for Translytical Database Capabilities by Independent Research Firm | SINGAPORE, Nov. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- OceanBase has been named as a Challenger by Forrester in its report "The Forrester Wave: Translytical Data Platform, Q4 2024", published in November 2024.
According to the report, translyti... |
| 07.11.2024 | PalmPay Recognized as Most Outstanding Fintech Driving Financial Inclusion at BrandCom Awards 2024 | PalmPay Team From L-R: Ezeigbo Ugochi Boniface, Public Relations Assistant; Titiloye Oluwajuwon, Social Media Specialist; Emmanuel Ike, Senior Business Development Manager; and Isaac Akpan, Creative Designer
Lagos, Nigeria
PalmPay, Nigeria’... |
| 17.10.2024 | PalmPay rolls out USSD service *861# to empower users with enhanced financial access and account security | PalmPay, a leading financial platform with over 30 million users on its smartphone app in Nigeria introduces its USSD code *861#.
This service offers Nigerians an additional way to manage their finances without the need for internet connect... |
| 23.04.2024 | Nigeria: How E-Commerce Can Leverage Computer Vision Technology to Boost Sector - NCC | The rapid adoption of Computer Vision Technology (CVT) has revolutionized business operations and transformed e-commerce by improving efficiency in a variety of ways.
CVT is the process of using algorithms and artificial intelligence to pro... |
| 31.10.2023 | OceanBase supports PalmPay to reduce its database cost by 80% | SINGAPORE, Oct. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- OceanBase, an enterprise-level distributed relational database provider, today announced that its database solution has been deployed and put into operation in the core IT systems of PalmPay, a leadi... |
