Vasmobile Fintelco is launching SkoolID, the African School ID and Smart Payment Card, based on the biometric card platform from IDEX Biometrics.

BVNK, the stablecoin payments infrastructure provider, has achieved its ISO 27001:2022 certification, the globally recognised standard in information security management. 

Visit any social media newsfeed and countless posts will tell you that AI means “nothing will ever be the same again” or even that “you’re doing AI wrong”. The sheer volume of hyperbolic opinions being pushed out makes it almost impossible for businesses to decipher between the hype and reality.

Tabby, the MENA’s leading shopping and financial services app, has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Tweeq, a Saudi-based digital wallet licensed by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), during 24 Fintech, Saudi’s flagship fintech event. Tweeq will continue to operate independently, and through future opportunities, Tabby could explore expanding its financial products suite to include digital spending accounts, cards, and money management tools in accordance with laws and regulations.

DNA Payments today launched its new Merchant Portal App for iOS and Android, bringing the full functionality of DNA Payments’ Merchant Portal to any smartphone.  

ACI Worldwide, an innovator in global payments technology, today announced a collaboration with Red Hat Inc., the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, to make ACI’s cloud-native Enterprise Payments Platform available on any cloud infrastructure. With this collaboration, ACI will help customers ease their migration to the cloud to better adapt to the rapidly evolving digital economy and power the next generation of payment services.

South African fintech start-up Omnisient has received   a $7.5 million investment from Arise, a company that invests in African financial service providers and fintechs that advance financial inclusion.