The Central African Republic will start selling its cryptocurrency, Sango Coin, next week, saying it will be worth $21 million. The announcement comes at a...
Often referred to as rentier states due to their dependence on oil revenue, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries — Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,...
African money movement platform Zazuu has completed a $2 million fundraising round that will allow it to build a more robust remittance offering for residents...
In the second installment of this series on the state of FinTech ecosystems in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), PYMNTS will be taking a look...
Binance is defending its sanctions program after Reuters reported Monday (July 11) that the cryptocurrency exchange processed trades by clients in Iran despite United States...
Dubai tech company Toggle Market is debuting a financing program that will offer a buy now, pay later (BNPL) function for hotels and restaurants, a...
Amazon Egypt is now offering buy now, pay later (BNPL) plans to qualified buyers through valU, the companies announced Sunday (July 3). FinTech valU serves...
Airtel Africa, a multinational company that provides telecommunications and mobile money services in 14 countries in Africa, primarily in East, Central and West Africa, officially...
ZoodPay, a Swiss buy now, pay later (BNPL) solution, Wednesday (June 29) announced a deal with Shopini, an Iraqi retailer and eCommerce company. Under the...