With a large underbanked population living in a fast-growing economy, firms taking the lead in the Philippines could be at the forefront of the country’s digital banking revolution. 

Does the region’s increasing usage of QR payments signal a wider shift towards digital finance?

As global demand for tech talent grows, could central Asia become a technology hotspot? 

A system enabling newcomers to port their credit scores to the UK is given a provisional industry welcome. 

Olugbenga Agboola, founder and CEO of Flutterwave, talks to editor Joy Macknight.

Fintech is no longer in competition with traditional banks. Instead, the sector’s evolution has opened the door to a new financial ecosystem.

In this special episode recorded at Sibos in Toronto, the women from across the fintech space talk about their experiences as founders, developing the regtech space, and making career changes. 

The era of ‘free money’ is over — you actually need to know how to run a company now.

Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Nigeria and San Francisco, the payments and remittances firm has grown to become one of Africa’s largest start-ups, with a valuation of $3bn as of 2022.

In 2023, the industry doesn’t seem that interested in talking about experiments that may or may not deliver value.