The acquisition expands Emergent Technology Holdings LP's payments capabilities in Africa for international merchant clients and strengthens Interpay Africa's local presence

Saqib Nazir, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Interpay Africa, has received the ‘Outstanding Contribution to Ghana’s Fintech & Telecom Sector’ award at the ninth Ghana Information Technology & Telecom Awards (GITTA) 2018.

Since CGAP called Ghana the ‘most DFS – ready country in Africa’, in 2015 the value of Mobile Money transactions in Ghana has continued to grow exponentially, writes Saqib Nazire, CEO of Interpay. It rose to from $18 billion in 2016 to $34 billion in 2017 (Bank of Ghana Payment Statistics Report 2018).