Search results for "payments"
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4.5K3East AfricaBitPesa closes a $2.5M round to expand digital payments business beyond Africa
BitPesa, the leading frontier market digital currency payments company, has closed a $2.5 million Series A round to expand its services in...
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3.7KAppsMobile payments to churches helping to create new start-ups
Mobile payments to churches accounted for 4% of mobile money transactions in Nigeria, so it is not surprising that entrepreneurs are seeing this as...
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Ghana
Airtel and Verifone to deliver NFC payments in Ghana
Airtel Ghana has partnered with Verifone Mobile Money to launch NFC-enabled devices to Airtel merchants that will act as terminals, allowing more than...
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Innovation
African payments firm achieves rapid growth using Google cloud platform
Nomanini, a Cape Town-based mobile point of sale service that specialises in facilitating cash payments in emerging markets, has successfully scaled into...
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East Africa
Tigo debuts m-wallet interest payments in Tanzania
Tigo claimed a world first after launching an innovative mobile money service in Tanzania which offers users the opportunity to automatically earn...
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Innovation
MTN partners with Skrill to enable global digital payments for mobile money
MTN has announced a partnership agreement focused on helping MTN subscribers to take part in the global digital revolution by being able...
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3.7KAppsSouth Africa: Snapscan app to make payments cashless
Stellenbosch start-up SnapScan, which won the South African app of the year award, allows independent retailers and big chains to accept in-store...
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62FundingUntapped Global, Secures US$3 Million From E3 Capital to Scale its Real-Time Data Platform and Accelerate Adoption of Climate Smart Solutions in Africa
Untapped Global, a revenue-based asset financing platform, successfully secured US$3 million in seed funding led by E3 Capital. The investment from E3...
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231Innovation9 Ventures Announced for the Africa Money and DeFi Summit Investment Showcase
Africa Money and DeFi Summit has announced nine ventures selected to showcase their cutting-edge Web3, Blockchain, Fintech, and Decentralised Finance (DeFi) businesses...
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299InnovationOpera Launches MiniPay, a New Stablecoin Wallet Built on the Celo Blockchain, to Onboard Millions of Users Across Africa to Web3
Opera, a global web innovator, unveils MiniPay – a blockchain-based wallet built on the Celo blockchain. Directly integrated into the Opera Mini browser, MiniPay makes...
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1.5KFundingNestcoin raises a $1.9M strategic round to Fuel Onboard Wallet’s Growth
Nestcoin has successfully raised $1.9M in a strategic funding round led by Hashed Emergent, with participation from a global consortium of investors including...
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609FinTechLemFi Raises $33 Million To Transform Financial Services
LemFi, a leading fintech platform transforming financial services for immigrants, has raised a $33 million Series A round led by Left Lane...
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547Innovation12 growth stage startups selected for 2023 VC4A Venture Showcase Africa
VC4A is proud to announce the 12 African startups that have been selected to participate in the 2023 VC4A Venture Showcase Africa....
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741FinTechMastercard and Lipa Later Group Join Forces to Drive Financial Inclusion and Expand Buy Now, Pay Later Solutions in Africa
Mastercard has today announced a strategic partnership with Lipa Later, a leading credit led and technology-driven fintech. This collaboration aims to accelerate...
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682FundingRemedial Health raises $12 million to deliver financial services for neighbourhood pharmacies
Remedial Health, a healthtech startup that develops solutions to make Africa’s pharmaceutical value chain more efficient, has secured $12 million in an...
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754InnovationMastercard partners with Alerzo to digitize SMEs in the Nigerian FMCG space
Mastercard, a global leader in financial services, has joined forces with Alerzo, Nigeria’s leading technology service provider, to address the challenges faced...
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617NewsNew report from Duplo reveals that Nigeria trails South Africa and Kenya in Africa’s B2B payment revolution
A new report from Duplo, a business payment platform for African businesses of all sizes, has revealed that Nigeria trails South Africa and...
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676EgyptEgyptian 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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843NewsThe Bank of Tanzania grants license to DPO Pay
Leading African digital payments provider, DPO Pay, registered under One Payment Tanzania Limited, has received approval from the Bank of Tanzania to...
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739FinTechAZA Finance Launches New Payout Corridors to Empower Businesses in Emerging Markets
AZA Finance, an African fintech company, is a global leader specialising in providing secure and efficient financial infrastructure for payments, foreign exchange,...
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538InnovationMoniepoint Empowers Nigeria’s Underbanked Businesses With Financial Services Enabled by Google Cloud
Google Cloud announced today a new collaboration with Moniepoint, an Africa-focused business banking platform that provides financial services to Nigeria’s underbanked businesses...
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565InnovationVisa 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...
