Moniepoint Inc. (“the Company” or “Moniepoint”), announces it has been ranked by the Financial Times as Africa’s fastest-growing fintech.

Consumers are increasingly using financial products like Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) to pay for their goods and services. The FCA reported that 27% of UK adults (approximately 14 million people) used BNPL at least once in the six months prior to January 2023. This is up from 17% who said they had used it in the preceding 12 months in May 2022.

Deutsche Bank today announced it has joined the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) Project Guardian (as part of the asset and wealth management workstream). The collaborative initiative is dedicated to testing the feasibility of asset tokenization applications in regulated financial markets.

Trulioo, an industry-leading identity platform with proven global coverage for person and business verification, today announced the appointment of David Liu as senior vice president of fraud & risk.

Consumers are expecting to save more this year yet are unaware that the interest earned on their savings could result in being eligible to pay tax. Almost a third (31%) of savers are expecting to save more and almost half (44%) expect to save the same. However, according to the latest survey by NatWest, more than one in three (36%) do not know they may be eligible to pay tax on the interest earned on their savings.

Delta Capita, a leading global Capital Markets consulting, managed services, and technology provider has welcomed Liliana Girao-Tavares as its new US Head of Client Lifecycle Management.

Based in New York, Liliana will be responsible for leading the CLM business in the region, working closely with clients and local and global teams to support Delta Capita’s North American clients.

Cooperative Bank of Oromia and Mastercard have unveiled a groundbreaking collaboration with the launch of the Coopbank Prepaid Mastercard and the introduction of the Community Pass technology in Ethiopia. These initiatives are set to significantly enhance digital and financial inclusion across the country, particularly Ethiopia’s smallholder farmers.

TransUnion, a global information and insights company and one of the UK’s leading credit reference agencies, has appointed Praneeth Meka as its new Chief Data and Analytics Officer for the United Kingdom and Europe. The appointment sees the business combine data asset management and data science and analytics leadership into one leadership role for the first time.

Paymentology, the leading next-gen global issuer-processor, today announced a strategic partnership with audax Financial Technology (“audax”), a comprehensive digital banking technology solutions provider backed by Standard Chartered Ventures.

Bank payment company GoCardless has appointed Jolawn Victor as its Chief Growth Officer. Victor previously held C-suite and executive roles at PepsiCo, Headspace and most recently, Intuit, where she was Vice President and Country Manager of Intuit UK with ownership of the company's go-to-market (GTM) functions.