African Fintechs Jostle As Cross-Border Payments Serve Up Biggest Opportunity

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African fintech companies are expanding cross-border payment options across sub-Saharan Africa, where transfers have long been slow and expensive. The article highlights Flutterwave, M-PESA, MTN MoMo, Mukuru, and Onafriq as major players building faster links between mobile wallets, banks, and global payment systems. It also shows how stablecoins are becoming a practical settlement and payout rail for freelancers, payroll, and treasury flows. Global providers such as Deel, Binance, Tether, and Visa are moving into the same opportunity as the market heads toward a projected $1 trillion by 2035.

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