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Market Report

CBDCs in Africa: The eNaira, the eCedi, and the Adoption Problem Nobody Wants to Talk About

Nigeria launched the eNaira in October 2021, becoming the first African country and only the second globally to roll...

ABA EditorialMar 13, 2026Nigeria
Expert Insight

The African Remittance Cost War Is Already Over. Wise Won.

LemFi, Nala, Sendwave, Chipper Cash, and a dozen other African diaspora remittance operators compete fiercely for...

ABA Editorial BoardMar 9, 2026Nigeria
How-to Guide

How to Structure a Nigerian Fintech Regulatory Strategy

Nigeria has one of the most complex fintech regulatory environments in Africa, with overlapping authority between the...

ABA EditorialMar 6, 2026Nigeria
News

Julaya Receives BCEAO Electronic Money Institution License in Cote d'Ivoire

Cote d'Ivoire-based B2B payment platform Julaya has received an electronic money institution license from the Central...

ABA EditorialMar 5, 2026Cote d'Ivoire
Market Report

Mobile Money Agent Networks: The Cash-In Cash-Out Economy Underpinning African Fintech

Safaricom M-Pesa operates approximately 298,890 agents serving 35.82 million customers and KSh 38.29 trillion in FY25...

ABA EditorialMar 4, 2026Kenya
Expert Insight

African BNPL Has a Retail Margin Problem Nobody Wants to Name

The African BNPL market is projected to grow to USD 16.8 billion by 2031. The growth projections assume that African...

ABA Editorial BoardMar 2, 2026Kenya
Market Report

African Bank-Fintech Partnerships in 2026: The End of the Disruption Story

Equity Bank operates across six African countries with over 19 million customers. Ecobank Group spans 33 African...

ABA EditorialFeb 25, 2026Kenya
Market Report

Women-Led Fintech and the African Gender Finance Gap

Morocco shows a 23-percentage-point gender gap in financial account ownership (56 percent men versus 33 percent women)...

ABA EditorialFeb 24, 2026Kenya
Expert Insight

Francophone West African Fintech Is the Next Wave. It Is Already Starting.

English-language African fintech coverage has been dominated for a decade by Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa...

ABA Editorial BoardFeb 19, 2026Senegal
Case Study

Turaco: Building Microinsurance at the Bottom of the Pyramid

Turaco was founded to solve a specific problem: how to provide affordable insurance to low-income customers who had...

ABA EditorialFeb 17, 2026Kenya
Market Report

Yellow Card and the African Stablecoin Infrastructure Layer

Yellow Card operates in approximately 20 African countries providing businesses with on-ramps and off-ramps between...

ABA EditorialFeb 16, 2026Nigeria
Market Report

African Regtech in 2026: Smile ID, Youverify, and the KYC-AML Infrastructure Layer

Smile ID has raised USD 31.1 million across 5 rounds and supports KYC and AML compliance across all 54 African...

ABA EditorialFeb 15, 2026Nigeria