Tag: Payments
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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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From Transformation to Acceleration: What Nigeria’s Digital Payments Evolution Means for 2026
Explore the payment trends that defined Nigeria in 2025 and the infrastructure, regulation, and innovations set to accelerate digital payments in 2026.
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Regulation vs. Innovation: Finding Balance in Nigeria’s Payment Landscape
With e-payment transactions hitting ₦1.56 quadrillion in H1 2024,70% of the entire 2023 volume, the sector’s explosive growth is undeniable. Yet beneath these impressive figures lies a fundamental question: how do we balance protective regulation with disruptive innovation? Why This Balance Matters to Every Nigerian How does regulation versus innovation affect the average Nigerian consumer?…
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What the Data Tells Us About the Future of Payments in Africa
Africa is quietly building one of the most dynamic payment ecosystems in the world, and the data tells a powerful story. Africa’s payment landscape is undergoing a seismic shift in response to necessity, innovation, and opportunity converging at scale. The recent desktop research article discussing the future of payments in Africa explores how the continent…
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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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Appzone evolves to become Zone: Africa’s First Layer-1 Blockchain Infrastructure and Protocol
When Appzone was founded in 2008, we started as a custom software development company and then transitioned into Software-as-a-service; however, our overarching goal was to be an enabler of financial services. Since then, we have experienced exponential growth and have gone on to become a trusted partner of various institutions in the Banking and Financial…