Visa, a global leader in digital payments, has awarded Safaricom, Kenya's leading telecommunications company, a payment facilitator certificate. This significant milestone marks a key advancement in their ongoing collaboration to enhance payment acceptance options for Safaricom merchants.
The partnership aims...
LemFi, a fintech innovator specializing in cross-border payments, has forged a strategic partnership with Visa Cross-Border Solutions. This collaboration will propel LemFi into new international markets, with a focus on China, India, Pakistan, and other emerging economies.
This comes after...
Visa, a global leader in digital payments, is opening the doors of opportunity for another wave of African fintech startups with the launch of the second cohort of its Africa Fintech Accelerator Program. This initiative, which kicked off in...
Kenyan payments platform Pesaflow and digital titan Visa have announced a strategic partnership to revolutionize digital payments within the Kenyan government. This collaboration promises to significantly enhance the efficiency, transparency, and inclusivity of public services while promoting financial inclusion...
Global e-commerce platform Copia and financial powerhouse Visa have announced a groundbreaking partnership to empower middle- to low-income consumers in Kenya with access to digital financial services. This innovative alliance aims to revolutionize financial inclusion by offering a comprehensive...
Visa, the global leader in digital payments, has recently announced a new initiative to invest $100 million in companies that are developing generative AI technologies and applications for commerce and payments. This initiative is an extension of Visa’s leadership...
Kenyan technology company Boya has launched its virtual expense card in partnership with VISA and Diamond Trust Bank - Kenya. The new solution is designed to help businesses of all sizes manage payments and expenses with one virtual card...
In recent months, there has been an increase in the number of Kenyans paying agents as much as Kshs. 500,000 to obtain work permits in Canada, However, these agents end up applying for Canadian visitor visas and duping desperate...
Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB), Visa, and Thales have launched a mobile-based contactless payment service in Kenya. The service, which is the first of its kind in the country, allows KCB customers to make in-store payments using their Android smartphones...
KCB Bank customers with Android handsets and Garmin wearables will now be able to make contactless payment transactions, deepening the uptake of cashless payments.
A first one of its kind in the Kenyan market, following a partnership between KCB, VISA...