FinTech

Exclusive: Ethiopia Launches Regulatory Sandbox to Accelerate Financial Innovation

The Innovative Finance Lab (IFL) has officially launched Ethiopia’s Regulatory Sandbox, which will allow innovative firms to test their products

Ethiopian Fintech Startup Arifpay to Raise 160 Million Birr in Second Funding Round

Ethiopian fintech startup Arifpay is raising 160 million birr (2.8 million dollars) in what marks the company’s second round of

List of Loan Apps in Ethiopia 2024

Digital lending platforms offer a promising and potentially transformative solution to the challenges of accessing credit in Ethiopia. These mobile-based

DireTube Founder Sets Sights on Lucrative Fintech Market with FenanPay Payment Gateway

BitNet Tech Solutions, a local IT firm co-founded by the founder of DireTube, an Ethiopian media and entertainment website, is

SantimPay Surpasses 6 Billion Birr Transactions

SantimPay Financial Technology, which joined Ethiopia’s fintech landscape around a year ago, has announced that the transaction volume on its

Arifpay Launches Payment Gateway

Arifpay Financial Technologies announces the release of its new and enhanced payment system, Arifpay 2.0, which includes an online payment

Exclusive: Ethiopian Fintech Startup YaYa Wallet Secures Mobile Money License

YaYa Payment Instrument Issuer Share Company (YaYa Wallet) has obtained a mobile money license from the National Bank of Ethiopia.

Beyond Tradition: Women-Owned Business at the Forefront of Telebirr Adoption in Ethiopia

By Endashaw Tesfaye & Ariel Delaney  Recently, we met with ‘Emu’ and ‘Roman’ (affectionately known as ‘Mommy’). Both of whom