PayQin, a cross-border payment startup that operates a comprehensive e-wallet service for the underbanked in West Africa, is announcing a new €300K...
Opera the first major browser to introduce a built-in crypto wallet in 2018, has added Celo’s native asset (CELO) or cUSD providing...
Pan-African fintech leader MFS Africa has announced that it now reaches over 320 million mobile money wallets, enabling a range of banks,...
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...
The sixth AppsAfrica Innovation Awards, celebrates technology and mobile applications from across Africa, showcasing the continents best innovations across 12 categories and...
The sixth AppsAfrica Innovation Awards, celebrates technology and mobile applications from across Africa, showcasing the continents best innovations across 12 categories. The...
TerraPay announced that a consortium of investors, including Prime Ventures, Partech Africa and management acquired the company for an undisclosed sum. In...
Blockchain. The current hot topic across the globe right now, not excluding Africa. The biggest 2019 news surrounding blockchain had to be...
South African founded global cryptocurrency platform Luno which now has close to three million users globally has announced the expansion of cryptocurrencies...
The fifth AppsAfrica Innovation Awards, celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa, showcasing the continents best innovations in 14...
PayU a licensed operator in Kenya since February 2019, will launch payment services across East Africa from a new hub in Kenya. “Kenya...
Leading mobile payments company WorldRemit has raised $175 million in a Series D funding round led by returning investors, TCV, Accel and...
Last year saw increased investment by local and international investors in African FinTech ventures with a total of $284.6 million invested in...
LeapFrog Investments recently announced the largest-ever private equity fund by a dedicated impact fund manager, surging past its US$600mn target to reach...
While cryptocurrencies have received huge attention across the continent over the past year, innovative companies have busy utilising blockchain in Africa to build new...
Leading tech ventures across Africa have until September 14th to submit entries for the fourth annual AppsAfrica Innovation Awards which celebrate the best...
Entries are now open for the fourth annual AppsAfrica Innovation Awards which celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa, showcasing...
Wala the blockchain-powered financial services platform and launch partner of Dala cryptocurrency has announced that it is now live in three markets,...
MTN has announced a collaboration with Africa’s leading independent banking group, Ecobank enabling both companies to leverage each other’s mobile money and...
SureRemit, a non-cash remittance platform majority-owned by Africa’s largest fintech holding company, GreenHouse Capital, has raised $7 million on the initial coin...
WorldRemit and the National Bank of Kenya have joined forces to expand remittance options for locals and those sending money to the country....
Money transfers to Africa are set to get easier as WorldRemit and Huawei have announced a partnership making WorldRemit’s international money transfer service available...