dLocal Ghana has secured an enhanced payments licence that allows it to expand its operations in the country, according to TechCabal. Under the new licence, the company can provide local payment collections, merchant acquisitions, mobile-money acceptance, bank-transfer collections and local payouts. The move is expected to deepen the cross-border payments firm's presence in Ghana's growing digital payments market, enabling it to serve merchants and customers with a broader range of local financial services.

DCSPay, the stablecoin payments platform run by DCS Group, has partnered with African payment infrastructure provider Kotani Pay to expand stablecoin-funded payouts and local fiat settlement across several African markets. According to TechTrends KE, the collaboration will first launch in Nigeria, then extend to Kenya, Ghana, Egypt, South Africa and Tanzania, linking DCSPay’s stablecoin payment infrastructure with Kotani Pay’s local payment rails.

Global payments platform Grey has launched local currency deposits in Kenya and Ghana, enabling users to fund their accounts in Kenyan Shillings (KES) and Ghanaian Cedis (GHS) via bank transfers and mobile money. This initiative aims to simplify access to international financial services for users in these countries.

Starting June 2026, new Samsung Smart TVs sold in Uganda will feature the DStv Stream app pre-installed, as part of an expanded partnership between Samsung Electronics and Canal+, the parent company of MultiChoice Group. This initiative also applies to 18 other African countries where MultiChoice operates, enhancing access to streaming services for users in the region.

M-Pesa is collaborating with Visa and Onafriq to pilot stablecoin payments in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This initiative is part of a broader discussion on financial technology developments, which also includes the Central Bank of Nigeria revoking licenses for several banks and Zain's expansion into Syria after MTN's exit, according to Techpoint Africa.

Canal+ has announced that MultiChoice's DStv streaming app will be pre-installed on the home screen of new Samsung TVs sold across Africa. This initiative aims to enhance accessibility to DStv's streaming services for users in the region.