Tag: Fintech
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Equity Requires Action: What It Looks Like Inside a High-Growth Organisation
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From Logic to Leadership: What Action Looks Like for Women in Engineering
Across the Africa tech industry, more women in engineering are shaping the future of digital finance and infrastructure. The rise of women in blockchain, women in fintech, and female software engineers in Africa signals progress toward gender equity in STEM and gender equality in engineering 2026. Increasingly, women in tech leadership are driving innovation and…
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Who Is This Product Really For? Reframing Inclusion in Digital Payments
Keywords: inclusive product design, digital payments inclusion, women in product management, financial inclusion Africa, blockchain payments for the underserved, inclusive fintech, women in digital finance, payment infrastructure Africa, bridging traditional finance and blockchain, gender-inclusive product development, fintech product management 2026
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How Africa’s Mobile Payment Schemes Are Evolving Into the Backbone of a Continent’s Economy
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Four Archetypes of African Payment Markets: What They Reveal About the Continent’s Future
Africa’s payment evolution didn’t follow a single blueprint. Instead, the continent has emerged as a living laboratory for financial infrastructure, shaped by regulation, historical adoption patterns, and the realities of local markets. From banking-led systems built on decades of institutional trust, to telco-driven models that redefined financial inclusion, Africa’s payment landscape reflects multiple paths to…
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Eliminating Chargebacks: How Blockchain is Transforming POS Transactions in Nigeria
Nigeria’s digital payment landscape is booming. In 2022 alone, POS transaction value skyrocketed to over N41 trillion an 846-fold increase from a decade prior. But this explosive growth has a dark underbelly: a parallel surge in chargeback fraud, costing financial institutions billions of Naira and eroding merchant-customer trust. Recent headlines paint a stark picture: For…
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Zenith Bank, First Bank, and UBA Join Other Banks on Zone’s Decentralized Payment Network.
Tier-1 Banks Join Africa’s First Regulated Blockchain Network for Payments Zone, Africa’s fastest-growing payment infrastructure company today, announces that three of Africa’s largest and most prominent financial institutions—First Bank, UBA, and Zenith Bank, — have joined other Banks and Fintechs on its decentralized payment network. This announcement follows Zone’s recent $8.5 million seed funding round led…
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Tackling Chargeback Fraud in Africa with Blockchain-Powered Solution
Chargeback fraud is a major threat to businesses in Nigeria and beyond. Zone, with its blockchain-powered solution, aims to mitigate this issue by providing an immutable ledger, real-time transparency, and automated smart contracts.
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Oladapo Babalola’s Full Circle Story at Zone
Oladapo Babalola shares his captivating journey from his IT beginnings to leading TechOps at Zone. Discover the spirit of innovation at Zone and Oladapo’s vision for future fintech advancements.
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Artificial Intelligence Meets Blockchain – Advancing Financial Security Through Cutting-Edge Payments Technology
The world of finance is rapidly evolving, and at the heart of this revolution is the intersection of cutting-edge technologies like blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI). At Zone, we have always been at the forefront of innovation, and our recent partnership with ThetaRay, a leading provider of AI-powered transaction monitoring technology, is a testament to…