OnePipe
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian API Startup, OnePipe Raises $3.5m Seed Round

OnePipe, a Nigerian fintech API startup, has raised a $3.5 million seed round co-led by Atlantica Ventures, Tribe Capital and V&R

Crossfin
Acquisition Fintech

South African Fintech Firm, Crossfin Acquired by Consortium of Investors For $95m

Crossfin, a South African fintech industry, has been acquired by a consortium of investors for 1.5 billion rand ($94.8 million).

Asilimia
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenya’s Asilimia Closes $2m Funding to Expand Expand its East Africa Footprint

Asilimia, a Kenyan-based fintech startup, has secured $2 million in funding to grow its team, deliver new services and expand

Bolt
Business Partnership Ride-hailing

Bolt Partners with Max Africa To Enable Vehicle Ownership

Bolt has partnered with Metro Africa Express (MAX) to expand the Bolt vehicle financing program in Nigeria.  This scheme is part of

BeMobile
Telecom

BeMobile Launches to Shape the Future of Communication in Africa

BeMobile, a new African digital mobile network, has been launched targeting the African youth market. In partnership with the global

Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian KYC Verification Startup, Identitypass Raises $360K Pre-seed Funding

Identitypass, a Nigerian KYC verification startup, has raised a $360,000 pre-seed funding from CCHub, Midlothian Angel Network, D Global Ventures Fund, and

SlipMate
Payment

SlipMate, Mastercard Partner to Offer First Corporate Prepaid Cards for e-commerce

SlipMate, a South African expense management solution, has announced that it has enabled e-commerce functionality for its Mastercard corporate prepaid cards, a first-of-its-kind

WABI
Ecommerce Interview

How Wabi is Digitising Traditional Trade Channels in Nigeria

Omolara Adagunodo is the Country Manager of Wabi Nigeria. Wabi is coined from a Japanese concept Wabi-Sabi which is a

Davido
Cryptocurrency Entertainment

Davido Unveils Echoke Social Token

Davido, the Nigerian-American singer, has partnered with payment app Bitsika to launch Echoke Social token. A social token is a

Netflix
Film

APPLY: Development Executive Traineeship Powered by Realness Institute and Netflix

The Development Executive Traineeship (DET), presented by the Realness Institute in partnership with Netflix, is now open to applicants from