Search results for "digital inclusion"
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3.7KFinTechPayhippo raises $3 million seed round to improve credit access for Nigerian small businesses
Payhippo, a lending startup that is widening credit access for small businesses in Nigeria, announced today that it raised $3 million in...
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2.7KFinTechFlutterwave Enables New Europe-Africa Payment Corridors via Stellar
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,...
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2.0KInnovationSparkle Raises $3.1M Seed Round
Sparkle, a mobile-first digital bank that provides financial, lifestyle and business support services to Nigerians across the globe, has raised an oversubscribed...
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2.2KBurkina FasoOrange Money partners with Ericsson to drive mobile wallet in 14 countries
Orange Middle East and Africa has partnered Ericsson as a strategic partner for its pan-African Orange Money service, tapping Ericsson’s Wallet Platform...
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1.6KEgyptFintech 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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2.6KInnovationpawaPay Closes on Seed Funding of $9M
African payments company pawaPay, has secured a $9m Seed raise. The round was co-led by MSA and UK-based investment fund 88mph, with...
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4.0KInnovationInsurTech Turaco and M-Kopa increase insurance penetration in Kenya
Turaco and M-KOPA celebrate a key milestone of insuring over 16,000 emerging market consumers in Kenya through their partnership which aims to...
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2.2KInnovationCatalyst 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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1.9KInnovationDFS Lab & Stellar Development Foundation launch Blockchain Bootcamp for African startups
DFS Lab in collaboration with the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has launched a call for applicants for a Blockchain Bootcamp, designed to...
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1.7KInnovationAfrica’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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1.7KInnovationTelecel Group ASIP Accelerator powered by Startupbootcamp AfriTech selects Top 10 startups for 2021 Cohort
Telecel Group Africa Startup Initiative Program (ASIP), with Africa’s top early-stage tech Accelerator, Startupbootcamp Afritech, has selected the 10 tech startups that...
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2.3KInnovationMFS Africa and and Global Technology Partners announce partnership
Global Technology Partners (GTP) and MFS Africa have entered into an agreement to deepen financial penetration across the African continent. MFS Africa...
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2.8KAppsPan-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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2.7KInnovation
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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2.2KInnovationAfrican Edtech startup uLesson Secures $7.5mn Series A Funding
uLesson, the African Edtech startup has closed a $7.5mn Series A round led by Owl Ventures, with inclusion from existing investors, TLcom...
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4.4KAfrica Tech SummitAfrica Tech Summit Connects to drive business and investment with virtual Summit
Africa Tech Summit (ATS) is set to celebrate its 10th edition online, connecting a global audience with Africa Tech Summit Connects taking place...
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3.7KCôte d’IvoireOrange and NSIA launches Orange Bank Africa in Côte d’Ivoire
Orange and NSIA, a leader of bancassurance have announced the launch of Orange Bank Africa in Abidjan and Côte d’Ivoire. Orange Bank...
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2.4KInnovationFintech 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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3.9KInnovationThe race to dethrone cash in Africa is on
Cash is king. Correction, cash was king. It seems cash has an enemy. Technology. Technology plays a huge role in economic development...
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3.0KInnovationStartups announced to Pitch Live at Africa Startup Summit in Kigali
Eleven companies from across the continent have been selected to pitch on stage to investors, corporates, media and other stakeholders at the...
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4.2KAppsNigerian Edtech startup uLesson Secures $3.1mn Seed Funding
Nigerian edtech learning platform uLesson has closed a $3.1mn seed-level round led by TLcom Capital with participation by Sim Shagaya – the...
