Luno, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Digital Currency Group (“DCG”), announces the launch of Luno Expeditions, a global, early-stage investment arm to support...
The rapid growth of fintech is transforming Africa’s financial landscape and Verto pride themselves on being at the forefront of this much-needed...
For the global cryptocurrency industry, 2021 is likely to be remembered as one of the many years bitcoin broke past its all-time...
Airtel Money, the mobile money platform, is driving better efficiency for businesses to engage in seamless mobile money activity with its upgraded...
MFS Africa has raised US$100 million Series C through an equity and debt financing round. The fundraising marks another milestone in MFS...
Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank by assets, has partnered with Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, to enhance digital payments across Africa....
The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) announced that Flutterwave, a global payments technology company, has launched two new remittance corridors between Europe and Africa on the Stellar network. Working with TEMPO,...
MFS Africa, the largest pan-African digital payments hub, announced that it had signed an agreement to acquire Baxi, one of Nigeria’s leading...
African blockchain company Bitmama has closed a $350,000 pre-Seed round, led by Flori Ventures, with participation from Nigeria-based investment fund Emergence Capital, Fedha Capital, and a host...
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...