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Varo Bank Extends Fee-Free Cash Deposits at More Than 2,000 Kroger Stores

The digital bank is making its Kroger cash deposit programme permanent. Fintechbits found its two releases describe the pilot differently and neither gives an adoption figure.

Charitarth SindhuOctober 18, 2026

Payments

Nigeria’s National Payment Stack Runs on Open-Source Code NIBSS Can Change Itself

Nigeria's central switch has built its new instant payments platform on open-source jPOS software. Fintechbits notes the announcement gives no live date, volumes, cost or migration timetable.

Charitarth SindhuOctober 15, 2026

Lending

Zip Cash Takes Zip Beyond Checkout With $500 Loans, but the Price Is Still Missing

Zip is taking its pay-later model beyond checkout with same-day loans of up to $500. Fintechbits found the announcement leaves out the fee, the repayment term and the states where it will launch.

Charitarth SindhuOctober 15, 2026

Market Insights

The Latency Tax: Why Western Fintech Rails Are Bleeding Your Emerging Market Margins

Agent networks, liquidity management and fragmented rails add costs that rarely appear in the business case. Pratik Singh Raguwanshi of LiveHelpIndia sets out where Western fintech playbooks break down in emerging markets.

Charitarth SindhuSeptember 29, 2026