Fintech Newsbyte

Yaspa partners with UK sports prize draw platform The Big Leagues to introduce instant Pay by Bank deposits, withdrawals and automated player verification. More details: fintechnewsbyte.com/yaspa-th…

Nigerian fintech Rex Africa launches an AI-native bank featuring Rex Atlas, a conversational financial assistant for personalised savings, investment and credit guidance. More details: fintechnewsbyte.com/rex-afri…

Airtel Kenya partners with Pesalink to enable Airtel Money transfers to 30 banks, SACCOs and microfinance institutions through mobile wallets. More details: fintechnewsbyte.com/airtel-k…

Mastercard partners with LiaPay to introduce prepaid salary cards across the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman, expanding digital wage access. More details: fintechnewsbyte.com/masterca…

Kenya's President William Ruto nominates Lydia Sitienei as the next Data Commissioner, pending parliamentary approval, to succeed Immaculate Kassait. More details: fintechnewsbyte.com/kenya-no…

Morgan Stanley agrees to acquire Vinyl Equity, expanding its wealth management infrastructure, equity administration and future tokenisation capabilities. More details: fintechnewsbyte.com/morgan-s…

UAE-based Nextgen joins the OpenAI Partner Network as a Select Partner, expanding its AI transformation services for governments and enterprises. More details: fintechnewsbyte.com/nextgen-…

Etisalat Money partners with OGold to offer UAE customers digital gold and silver investments from AED 1, with 24/7 access and physical redemption. fintechnewsbyte.com/etisalat…

Egyptian fintech company enza has raised $6 million in a seed+ funding round as it looks to expand its payments infrastructure business across Africa. More details: fintechnewsbyte.com/enza-6-m…

Libya-based Wahda Bank has partnered with Dutch banking technology provider Backbase to upgrade its digital banking services, with deployment planned for 2027. More details: fintechnewsbyte.com/wahda-ba…

Saudi Arabia commits $667 million through Infra and HUMAIN to expand AI computing capacity and develop data centre power infrastructure. fintechnewsbyte.com/saudi-ar…

WayaWaya has partnered with Choice Bank to launch WayaWaya Banking, a digital banking service targeting individuals and businesses in Kenya. More details: fintechnewsbyte.com/wayawaya…

Mastercard has partnered with South African fintech Glyde Payments to introduce virtual card solutions for B2B travel payments across Southern Africa. More details: fintechnewsbyte.com/masterca…

KCB Bank Tanzania has partnered with PayPal to integrate PayPal services into the KCB Mobile App, giving customers a simple, secure and convenient way to connect to global payments directly through their banking app. More details: fintechnewsbyte.com/kcb-bank…

Yellow Card has acquired Brazilian fintech GoMoney, marking its first acquisition as it expands its stablecoin payment infrastructure across Latin America. fintechnewsbyte.com/yellow-c…

London fintech start-up Frank exits stealth with plans for an AI-powered finance app targeting Gen Z, ahead of its planned 2027 launch. More details: fintechnewsbyte.com/frank-ai…

Global investment platform eToro has agreed to acquire Argentine fintech company LB Finanzas, marking its fourth acquisition in 2026 as it looks to strengthen its presence in Latin America. More details: fintechnewsbyte.com/etoro-ac…

Samsung Pay has officially launched in Morocco, with Mastercard providing its tokenization technology to enable eligible cardholders to make secure contactless payments using compatible Samsung devices. fintechnewsbyte.com/samsung-…

Industrial Development Bank (IDB) has partnered with ElTarek for Automotive Trading, Importing and Distribution to introduce co-branded Mastercard credit cards for car buyers and automotive service customers in Egypt. More details: fintechnewsbyte.com/idb-elta…

Mastercard, uwallet and Jordan Post launch BareedPay to expand digital payments, financial inclusion and access to financial services across Jordan. More details: fintechnewsbyte.com/masterca…