regulatory compliance Archives

Paystack Ladder MFB acquisition CBN fine Zap banking licence 2026

Business
Technology

4 views
5 minute read

Paystack Buys Ladder MFB. The CBN Fine Made It Inevitable.

UphivaBETAR
March 29, 2026

Nine months before Paystack acquired Ladder Microfinance Bank, the CBN fined it N250M for operating Zap outside its licence. Act one established the problem. Act two is the solution.

View Post

regulatory compliance

Paystack Buys Ladder MFB. The CBN Fine Made It Inevitable.

Nigeria Fintech M&A Pipeline Q2 2026: Who Is Buying the Compliance Laggards?

The Merch Gap: Why African Creators Leave Money on the Table With Physical Products

Africa’s Reality TV Format Economy: Inside the Business of Big Brother Naija, Format Fees, and the Sponsor Arms Race

Building a Game Studio in Africa Costs $3,000 a Month. Publishing One Game Costs Three Times That. The Unit Economics Explain Why African Studios Struggle to Scale.

Nigeria Banks at Day 35: The CBN Blinks, the Courts Are Deciding, and No Buyer Has Moved

Africa’s Branch Campus Boom: Who Benefits When Western Universities Set Up Shop on the Continent

Africa’s Reality TV Format Economy: Inside the Business of Big Brother Naija, Format Fees, and the Sponsor Arms Race

CBN VASP AML Supervision Pilot: Nigeria Names Paystack and Flutterwave to Monthly Compliance Reporting

Get Africa's tech & business briefing — free

Nigeria Fintech M&A Pipeline Q2 2026: Who Is Buying the Compliance Laggards?

The Merch Gap: Why African Creators Leave Money on the Table With Physical Products

Africa’s Reality TV Format Economy: Inside the Business of Big Brother Naija, Format Fees, and the Sponsor Arms Race

Building a Game Studio in Africa Costs $3,000 a Month. Publishing One Game Costs Three Times That. The Unit Economics Explain Why African Studios Struggle to Scale.