Zedcrest Completes Leatherback Acquisition in Nigerian Fintech Consolidation Signal

Zedcrest Group has completed its full acquisition of cross-border payments startup Leatherback, with the transaction now confirmed as part of a broader consolidation trend reshaping Nigeria's fintech sector. The deal extends Zedcrest's cross-border payments infrastructure and is cited as evidence of an accelerating M&A cycle in Africa's largest tech ecosystem.