Search results for "fintech"
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3.8KFinTechMFS Africa raises $100M Series C for fintech expansion across Africa
MFS Africa has raised US$100 million Series C through an equity and debt financing round. The fundraising marks another milestone in MFS...
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2.6KInnovationNigerian fintech Brass raises $1.7mn to expand SME banking
Brass, a Nigerian fintech delivering easy access to affordable premium banking services for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), has today secured $1.7mn...
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1.5KEgyptFintech dopay Raises US$18 Million Series to scale in Egypt
dopay, the B2B2C payments platform serving 1.7bn unbanked workers in emerging markets, has closed a US$ 18 million Series A funding round....
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2.3KInnovationEgyptian fintech MNT-Halan attracts $120M from global investors
MNT-Halan, Egypt’s leading fintech ecosystem, announced today a circa US$120 million investment by major global and regional growth investors: Apis Growth Fund...
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2.1KInnovationCatalyst Fund announces latest cohort of fintech ventures to join accelerator
Global inclusive tech accelerator Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global, today announced its ninth cohort of fintech companies that are building solutions...
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1.6KInnovationAfrica’s fintech sector grows and matures as investments skyrocket
Africa’s fintech sector is growing and maturing, with more startups active in the space than ever before, platforms increasingly offering a variety...
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3.6KInnovationNigerian fintech BFREE raises a seed round to tackle rising consumer debt in Africa
Nigerian fintech BFREE focuses on improving consumers’ financial health through its tech-enabled, credit management solution that makes collection processes more scalable, efficient,...
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2.8KAppsCameroon based fintech Maviance PLC closes Seed round led by MFS Africa
Maviance PLC, a Cameroon-based fintech, announced today that it has closed its Seed investment round of USD 3 million from the pan-African...
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2.7KAppsPan-African Fintech Platform Appzone Secures $10mn Series A Funding
Appzone, the Pan-African fintech software provider building proprietary solutions for the continent’s banking and payments industries, has today announced the close of...
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1.8KCryptocurrency AfricaFintech startup Afriex raises $1.2m seed round as it expands across Africa
Y Combinator-backed fintech startup Afriex has raised a seed funding round worth US$1.2 million as it bids to scale its payments and...
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2.5KInnovation
African FinTech trends in a post-Covid world
By Dominique Collett, a senior investment executive at Rand Merchant Investments and the head of AlphaCode Each year, at AlphaCode, we use...
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8.2KSouth AfricaStandard Bank acquires 35% stake in South African fintech, TradeSafe
Standard Bank has today announced it has acquired a 35% stake in South African fintech, TradeSafe. Established in 2013, TradeSafe is an...
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6.4KInnovationAfrican payments platform DPO Group acquired for $288M – delivering a landmark fintech exit
DPO Group (DPO), one of the leading, high-growth online commerce platforms in Africa operating across 19 countries, has today entered into an...
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4.9KAppsNigerian fintech Carbon releases its financial results to drive transparency
Nigerian fintech Carbon, has released it’s 2019 financial statements audited by KPMG in a bid to drive transparency and trust. Carbon began...
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4.8KInnovationTLcom invests in Nigerian fintech data platform Okra
Nigerian fintech platform Okra has secured a $1mn pre-seed fundraise from TLcom Capital, strengthening its push to build the infrastructure for Africa’s...
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2.3KInnovationFintech TerraPay raises $9.6 million from Prime Ventures, IFC, and Partech
TerraPay announced that a consortium of investors, including Prime Ventures, Partech Africa and management acquired the company for an undisclosed sum. In...
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3.9KAdvisory NewsAfrican Payment Service Provider DPO Acquires South African Fintech PayFast
DPO Group, the leading African Payment Service Provider (PSP) has today announced its acquisition of PayFast, one of the largest payment processors in South...
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3.4KCryptocurrency AfricaEmerging Markets ready to embrace new fintech says Luno “Future of Money” survey
Luno a global cryptocurrency firm recently carried out a ‘Future of Money’ survey in seven key markets to analyse the understanding and...
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4.6KInnovation
Africa’s fintech sector grows by 60% in 2 years, reaches record funding levels
Africa’s fintech sector is growing at a fast pace, with the number of startups operating in the space growing by more than...
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4.4KAppsLeading African FinTechs To Take Center Stage At Africa Tech Summit London
Last year saw increased investment by local and international investors in African FinTech ventures with a total of $284.6 million invested in...
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5.0KInnovationNigerian Fintech Platform TeamApt Closes $5.5M Series A Round
TeamApt, a Nigerian fintech company that provides digital solutions and payment infrastructure for Africa, has closed on a $5.5M Series A round,...
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8.3KAdvisory NewsAfrican Fintech is still the preferred sector for global VCs to invest in
With traditional banks still struggling to reach the 95 million unbanked adults across Sub-Saharan Africa, it comes as no surprise that in...
