
Mastercard Advances Cross-Border Capabilities with Acquisition of Transfast
PURCHASE, N.Y. – March 8, 2019 – Mastercard (NYSE: MA) today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Transfast, a global cross-border account-to-account…

Facing the data-driven future - Uday Goyal presenting at Innotribe Sibos
What role will financial services play in an AI-permeated world? Innovation first changes processes, then business models and life choices. Across the financial…

GHL signs electronic payments deal with Indonesia’s BNI
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 19): GHL Systems Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary PT Payment Electronic Indonesia (GHL Indonesia) has entered into a merchants and aggregator transaction…

Mastercard Partners with DPO Group to Further Boost Pan-African Merchant Payments
Mastercard and DPO Group have announced a collaboration to enable more than 40,000 African merchants to accept Mastercard payments, connecting more people and businesses…

Apis issues correction statement to article in Premium Times (Nigiera) regarding Bankers Warehouse Limited
On 27th December 2018, the Premium Times in Nigeria published an article in relation to Banker Warehouse Limited (formerly Bankers Warehouse Plc). This article…

DPO partners with Kenyan retailers to deliver e-commerce solution
With a first of a kind in Kenya split payment feature, the Tuskys Online store will provide prompt supplier payments thanks to an innovative feature from Direct…

Greenlight Planet powers more than Two Million lives, emerges as the Leading Off-grid Solar Provider in Nigeria
Greenlight Planet, a global leader in solar home energy products, has successfully delivered clean energy access to more than two million people in Nigeria. On…

Udayan Goyal moderating the Future of Money panel at Sibos in Sydney
Sibos 2018 took place at the International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney between 22 & 25 October 2018. Udayan moderated the panel “The Future of Money”.…

Apis and Crossfin partner to transform SA’s payment market
Crossfin in partnership with Apis to lead the digital transformation of SA’s payment industry Apis Growth Fund I, the private equity fund managed by Apis Partners…

Apis Partners announces investment in GHL Systems Berhad
Apis Partners announces investment in GHL Systems Berhad Apis Growth Fund I, the private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP (“Apis”), has completed its…

Apis Partners announces investment in Greenlight Planet
Apis Growth Fund I, the private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP (“Apis”), has completed its investment in Greenlight Planet Incorporated, the largest…

Matteo Stefanel talks to CNBC Africa about investing in financial services
Matteo Stefanel, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Apis Partners, joined CNBC Africa in Lagos on 11th May 2017 to discuss the investment opportunity in financial…

AVCJ Fund Focus: Apis seeks to make specialization count
Apis is relying on its team’s financial services expertise and networks to deliver the goods in South Asia and Africa. LPs have given them $287 million with…

Direct Pay Online and Visa invest in the education of e-commerce in Africa
Direct Pay Online and Visa introduce innovative educational workshops for Strathmore University Information Technology students to encourage e-commerce in Africa…

Virtual Card Services becomes a member of the Direct Pay Online Group
The Direct Pay Online Group to acquire a 100% of the equity in Virtual Card Services in Botswana & Namibia Virtual Card Services is the leading credit, debit…

Apis Partners announces investment in Transfast Remittance LLC
Apis Partners’ PE Fund, Apis Growth Fund I has acquired a minority stake in Transfast Transfast is a leading global payments company that offers a full range of…

Apis Growth Fund I announces its final close with commitments of US$ 287 million
Apis Partners LLP’s inaugural Fund, Apis Growth Fund I, announces its final close with commitments of US$ 287 million The fund significantly exceeds its target…

Star Health Recognized as India’s Most Valuable and Admired Health Insurance Company in 2016
Star Health received the prestigious award of “India’s Most Valuable and Admired Health Insurance Company of the Year, 2016” at The Pharma Leaders Awards,…

Star Health Recognized as One of India’s Top 25 Most Innovative Organizations
Star Health receives nationwide recognition as one of the most innovative companies operating in India at the annual Confederation of Indian Industries Industrial…

Udayan Goyal moderates the Future of Money session at Sibos 2016
The Future of Money session at Sibos has become the “crystal ball” identifying major disruptive trends that are likely to affect the financial services industry…

Apis Partners announces investment in The Direct Pay Online Group
Apis to acquire a significant stake in the DPO Group, previously known as 3G Direct Pay Limited The DPO Group is the leading online payments processor in East Africa,…

Apis Partners announces investment in Star Health with ICICI Venture
Apis Partners’ inaugural PE Fund, Apis Growth Fund I, and ICICI Venture’s new PE Fund, India Advantage Fund Series 4, acquire a minority stake in Star Health …

Financial Services Regulation and Future Landscape
Matteo Stefanel and Udayan Goyal, Co-Founders and Managing Partners of Apis Partners, discuss the the current financial services regulatory environment in Africa and its…

Future of Fintech in Africa & South Asia
Matteo Stefanel and Udayan Goyal, Co-Founders and Managing Partners of Apis Partners, discuss the future of fintech in Africa and South Asia, the evolution of business…