Monzo faces outage as users unable to make payments
Wednesday 19 August 2026 4:04 pm | Updated: Wednesday 19 August 2026 4:19 pm Monzo faced a bank outage…
Industry veterans launch AI data firm targeting wealth management’s infrastructure problem
Two former MoneyLion executives, with roots at Merrill Lynch and Barclays Wealth, are betting that fragmented data is…
MultiChoice fintech unit Moment raises over R360m to expand African payments
MultiChoice-affiliated fintech startup Moment has raised more than R360m in fresh funding that it will use to expand…
Despite dropping out of MIT to build Stripe, its CEO has a warning for Gen Z who want to copy him
As artificial intelligence fuels a new startup boom, debate for students over whether to spend years—and potentially hundreds…
Mobile Money Transactions Surge 81% to N372tn in 2025 – CBN
Nigerians conducted mobile money transactions worth N372.14tn in 2025, representing an increase of 81.26 per cent from N205.31tn…
Clear Street launches pre-IPO platform, lists AI giant Databricks
Close-up of Databricks company logo on building facade, Rincon Hill, San Francisco, June 7, 2024. Smith Collection/ gado…
Leopold Aschenbrenner Situational Awareness fund: $45B to fire sale
Leopold Aschenbrenner Photo: Josh Edelson Two years ago, Leopold Aschenbrenner argued he was one of few people in…
UNN to Partner Firm on AI, Smart Mobility Innovation Centre
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has commissioned a new Skills Acquisition Centre in Owerri…
KYCP tackles deletion risk with new recycle bin feature
Deleting a record sounds like the simplest function in any compliance platform, yet according to KYCP, it is…
Fintech targets one million new pension users by 2026
Fintech startup, Awabah, has set a target to onboard one million new personal pension subscribers by the end…
How complacency blinds firms to financial crime threats
Most financial crime failures are not born of dramatic collapse or blatant negligence. Instead, they build slowly through…
Stripe Is Targeting Shopper Habit Formation
If Stripe’s reported pursuit of PayPal signals anything, it is that the next competitive frontier in payments may…