Open banking in Africa: Continental progress made as of 2025
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Open banking in Africa: Continental progress made as of 2025

In London or Sydney, open banking was about breaking up bank monopolies. In Africa, it’s about building the pipes. Basic ones. The kind that lets people send money, access credit, or even check a bank balance without friction. Here, open banking isn’t just a policy play, it’s a workaround. A way to fill gaps that […]

Why you should digitize your Ajo lending business
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Why you should digitize your Ajo lending business

Savings and investment have been an integral part of our local community from pre-colonial times. This largely due to the communal nature of the African community – we naturally tend to look out for each other, even where finances are concerned. The advent of formal and structured financing avenues have not completely substituted the thrift […]

Top 5 loan apps for 500 to 10,000 birr in Ethiopia 2025
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Top 5 loan apps for 500 to 10,000 birr in Ethiopia 2025

So, which loan apps truly fulfill their promises? Before we look at the top five that stand out in Ethiopia today, let’s understand some of the basic requirements of most lenders.