Search results for "fintech"
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598FundingSouth African Fintech Raises $300,000 Funding from Silicon Valley and New York-Based Investors
South African travel-focused fintech, TurnStay.com, has secured USD300,000 (over R5.4 million) funding from Silicon Valley and New York-based investors: DFS Lab and DCG. The company plans...
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941FinTechOver 20 African fintech startups join Visa’s second accelerator program cohort
Visa has announced the startups shortlisted from across Africa to participate in the second cohort of its Africa Fintech Accelerator program. The...
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758EgyptEgyptian Fintech Bokra Raises $4.6 Million Pre-Seed Round
Bokra, a Cairo-based fintech, announces the successful closure of its $4.6 million pre-Seed round led by DisrupTech Ventures, and SS Capital alongside...
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969InnovationVisa Africa Fintech Accelerator Program: First Cohort to Pitch at Demo Day in Nairobi
Visa, a world leader in digital payments, is hosting its Africa Fintech Accelerator program’s first demo day on February 13th in Nairobi...
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898cryptoYellow Card becomes the first fintech in Africa to launch PayPal
Yellow Card has become the first fintech on the continent to launch PayPal USD (PYUSD). This new stablecoin from PayPal, issued by Paxos,...
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1.2KFinTechRenew Capital Angels Invest in Kenyan Fintech FlexPay
Renew Capital Angels have invested in an innovative Kenyan fintech, FlexPay. FlexPay’s “save now, buy later” platform allows customers to purchase products...
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1.2KInnovationMastercard to Buy Stake in MTN’s $5.2 Billion Fintech Unit
By Bloomberg Mastercard Inc. agreed to take a minority stake in the financial-technology business of MTN Group Ltd., Africa’s biggest wireless carrier,...
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1.2KFinTechExness expands its Fintech Scholarships program to Kenya
Multi-asset broker Exness is extending its popular Fintech Scholarships program to Kenya in partnership with the United States International University (USIU). The...
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1.1KEgyptEgyptian fintech Flash raises $6 million seed round
Flash, Egypt’s new cashless payments app, has raised $6 million seed round to accelerate its product development and customer and business acquisition...
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956InnovationVisa announces launch of Africa Fintech Accelerator Program
The Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator will enable up to 40 start-ups each year to accelerate and grow through a three-month intensive learning...
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2.9KFinTechM-KOPA raises $250m to scale high-impact consumer fintech across Africa
M-KOPA, a leading fintech platform, today announced it successfully closed over $250m in new debt and equity funding to expand its financial services offering...
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690FinTechNigerian fintech Startup Grey launches in Kenya
Nigerian Fintech startup Grey has picked Kenya as its East African Hub as it expands operations in the largest economy in the...
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770FinTechProparco invests $5 million in Egypt’s fintech sector
Proparco announced an investment in an early-stage venture capital fund managed by DisrupTech Ventures, to support development in Egypt’s fintech sector and...
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594NewsAfDB and Africa Fintech Network sign $525,000 grant to strengthen development of fintech in Africa
The African Development Bank has signed a $525,000 grant agreement with Africa Fintech Network (AFN) for the setup of the Africa Fintech...
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1.7KFinTechNigerian FinTech Touch And Pay Launches New Booking Solution
Touch and Pay Technologies [TAP], a Nigerian fintech company and leading processor of micro-transactions in Africa, has announced the democratization of interstate travel...
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1.9KNewsBeware Sunpay Solutions S.C. – Ethiopian payments firm unable to pay invoices – claims to be a leading fintech
Sunpay Solutions S.C. – an Ethiopian fintech has serious question to answer about its creditability as the firm is unable to pay...
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1.6KFinTechApis Partners leads €29M (US$31M) Series A funding for African fintech Peach Payments
Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP (“Apis Partners”), a UK-based asset manager, today announces its...
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1.2KFinTechMobility fintech Moove raises $30 million from debut sukuk for UAE expansion
Moove, the world’s first mobility fintech and Uber’s largest vehicle supply partner in EMEA, raises $30m through its first sukuk issuance .
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1.6KFunding10 ventures to showcase the exciting future of Web3, FinTech and DeFi in Africa at the upcoming Africa Money & DeFi Summit in Ghana
The Africa Money & DeFi Summit has announced the final shortlist of exciting ventures who will Pitch Live on stage in West...
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1.4KInnovationAfrican Mobility fintech Moove joins forces with Uber UK
Moove, the world’s first mobility fintech and Uber’s largest vehicle supply partner in EMEA, is announcing its launch in London as part...
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1.0KFinTechEcobank Group Launches 2022 Edition of its Fintech Challenge with US$50,000 Prize Money up for Grabs
Pan-African banking group, Ecobank Group, has launched the fifth edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge and encourages African Fintech entrepreneurs to enter...
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1.4KBlockchainAfrica fintech and crypto leaders to connect at the Africa Money and DeFi Summit in Ghana this September
As the rapid growth of fintech continues and the birth of decentralised finance (DeFi) grows across Africa, leading fintechs, investors, crypto platforms, ventures...
