March 22, 2026

Payaza Disrupts African Fintech Landscape with Direct Processing Innovations Payments provider Payaza is transforming the African fintech sector by directly accessing payment networks and eliminating the reliance on traditional aggregators. As the sole Visa-certified processor based in Sub-Saharan Africa, Payaza is redefining the conventional fintech model that typically involves multiple global intermediaries. Seyi Ebenezer, the

March 22, 2026

New Partnership Launches Africa’s First WhatsApp-Enabled Neo-Bank Global issuer-processor Paymentology has joined forces with Chikwama Pay to introduce Africa’s inaugural WhatsApp-enabled neo-bank. This strategic collaboration aims to offer secure, seamless, and cost-effective borderless financial services to millions of underserved individuals across the Southern African Development Community (SADC). By integrating banking infrastructure directly within WhatsApp, users

March 16, 2026

Author: DJ Callum Gracie, High Energy DJ Your SEO agency is already a fintech distribution channel. That sounds dramatic, but it is not. Every time you recommend a booking platform, integrate a CRM, or set up an invoicing tool for a client, you are making a financial infrastructure decision on their behalf. And the fintech distribution

March 14, 2026

Creator: Brady Souden, Director, Econ Energy Photo voltaic installer money circulate is the silent killer behind Australia's rooftop vitality increase. Regardless of report demand and over 4.22 million installations nationwide, a whole bunch of SME photo voltaic companies collapse yearly due to when and the way they receives a commission. On paper, the maths appears to

March 13, 2026

Writer: Alena Sarri, Managing Director, Aquatots Swim School Vertical SaaS funds are quietly reshaping how kids's exercise companies function throughout the globe. This convergence of vertical SaaS funds with exercise administration software program mirrors what Toast in-built eating places and what Mindbody achieved in health. Xplor Technologies simply proved the thesis by assembling a $900 million income

March 10, 2026

Author: Hasan Can Soygök, Founder, Remotify Company as a service is not a new idea. Sweden's Frilans Finans has operated this model since 1999, serving over 150,000 freelancers and processing roughly 145 million euros in annual turnover. What is new is the explosive convergence of regulatory pressure, cross-border freelancing growth, and digital infrastructure that is turning company

March 10, 2026

Author: Alena Sarri, Managing Director, Aquatots Swim School Fintech data privacy should be a given for platforms handling your bank details, Social Security numbers and transaction history. Yet the most rigorous data protection practices in 2025 don't come from Silicon Valley or Wall Street. They come from your local children's swim school. That comparison sounds ridiculous on

March 9, 2026

Author: Brady Souden, Managing Director at Econ Energy Electrification financing is the fintech category that nobody planned but every Australian homeowner now needs. When the ACT banned new gas connections in December 2023, it turned every home renovation into a lending event worth $8,000 to $19,000. Yet the fintech sector still hasn't built the right product to

March 8, 2026

Author: Brady Souden, Managing Director at Econ Energy Green lending fintech doesn't look like a checkout button or a banking app. In Australia, green lending fintech looks like an electrician sitting at your kitchen table, explaining a zero-interest government loan while quoting your solar installation. The ACT's Sustainable Household Scheme has channelled $250 million in

March 7, 2026

Author: Callum Gracie, Founder, Gia AI SaaS accounting mistakes nearly torpedoed my first subscription product. I trusted a traditional CPA with my books because, honestly, I assumed all accountants understood how recurring revenue worked. That assumption cost me two years of unclaimed tax credits and an investor meeting that went sideways fast. If you run a SaaS

March 6, 2026

Author: Alena Sarri, Managing Director, Aquatots Swim School Palm scan payments are about to change how families interact with children's service venues. Palm scan payments collapse identity verification, access authorisation, and billing into a single gesture, and that convergence matters more for child safety than it does for convenience. Parents arrive at swim schools carrying a lot.

March 5, 2026

Author: Callum Gracie, Founder, Gia AI Voice commerce is no longer about asking Alexa to reorder paper towels. Voice commerce has evolved into a fully transactional channel, and most small businesses have no idea what that means for their bottom line. I have spent the better part of a decade helping small businesses show up on