Kenyan Start-Up Aifluence Receives Audience Favorite Award at 2023 CEMEA Visa Everywhere Initiative
July 28, 2023
The Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa (CEMEA) finals of the Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI) recently took place, showcasing innovative start-ups and fintech companies from various markets. Among the winners, Nigerian-based Drugstoc emerged…
Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator Program Now Accepting Applications
July 20, 2023
Visa has announced the opening of applications for its first cohort of the Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator program. This initiative is aimed at supporting startups in the fintech and payment space across Africa. With a…
Aifluence named winner of the Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI) Kenya Finals
July 7, 2023
AIfluence, Africa’s 1st AI driven Influencer Marketing Platform has been named as the winner of the Kenya edition of the 2023 Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI), a global innovation program and competition for start-ups and fintech…
Visa to invest $1 billion in the next 5 years to accelerate digital payments in Africa
December 15, 2022
Visa has pledged to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next 5 years. The company says this investment will help enable greater access to digital payments as an entry point for expanding formal financial…
Visa outlines its 5-year commitment to digitally enable small businesses in Kenya.
December 13, 2022
Visa has affirmed its commitment to digitally-enabling small and medium businesses (SMBs) in Kenya by working closely with partners to accelerate access to digital payments. Visa has also announced its intention to launch dedicated Kenya…
Visa Unveils grant for African women fund managers grow their businesses
August 9, 2022
Visa has today announced a grant towards the African Women Impact Fund (AWIF), a collaboration between Standard Bank and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). The grant will be utilized to fund the…
VISA and ABSA unveil ‘Absa Visa Send Money’ to facilitate Domestic and international remittances
June 28, 2022
Absa Bank has announced a new partnership with Visa to unveil a new domestic and cross-border remittance service, Absa Visa Send Money. This service allows users to make person-to-person money transfers and persons-to-businesses payments via…
Google’s first product development center in Africa is set to open in Nairobi
April 20, 2022
Google has revealed that it will be opening its first product development centre in Africa. The centre will be opened in Nairobi and will be used to build “transformative” products and services for the African…
Visa's First Innovation Studio in Africa Opens in Kenya
April 6, 2022
Visa today opened a new Innovation Studio in Nairobi, its first dedicated innovation site in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This facility will serve the sub-Saharan Africa region and joins a network of innovation centers operated by…