Fawry
Payment

Fawry Plans to Directly Offer Consumer Finance Services in 2022

Fawry, the Egyptian e-payments solutions, and banking services provider, has announced plans to establish a consumer finance company, Fawry Consumer Finance,

Titan Trust Bank
Acquisition

Titan Trust Bank Acquires 104-Year-Old Union Bank

Titan Trust Bank Limited, which commenced operations in October 2019 has announced that it has acquired Union Bank of Nigeria

TikTok
Messaging Social Media TikTok

TikTok Displaces Google to Become The Most Visited Site in 2021

TikTok has been declared the most visited website in 2021 after displace tech giant, Google. This is according to the 2021 Cloudflare

NIN
Technology

NIMC Introduces Digital Token to Ensure NIN Privacy

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has introduced digital token to ensure and guarantee the privacy of the National Identity

Ayoba
Apps

Ayoba Hits 10m Monthly Active Users

Ayoba, Africa’s super app, has reached over 10 million monthly active users. The ayoba platform aims to harness growth in

Fintech Investment Venture Capital

Kenyan Fintech Startup, Paylend Closes $2m Seed Round

Paylend, a Kenyan fintech startup, have today announced that it has raised $2 million dollars seed investment from Next Chymia

Planet42
Funding Investment Mobility Venture Capital

South Africa’s Planet42 Raises $30m in Equity and Debt Funding

Planety42, a South African car subscription platform, has raised $30 million in equity and debt funding. The $5.8 million equity

Startup Wise Guys
Accelerator Partnership

Startup Wise Guys Partners Aleph Group For New African SaaS Accelerator

Aleph has partnered with Startup Wise Guys that will see experts from Httpool and Ad Dynamo, both  Aleph Group companies,

Endeavor
AgricTech

APPLY: African Agri-Tech Scale Up Program by Endeavor and FMO

Endeavor SA and FMO have partnered to launch the African Agri-Tech Scale Up program. This program provides entrepreneurs with highly-tailored,

B2MC
Startup

30 Startups Selected For Bridge To MassChallenge Nigeria (B2MC)

Thirty Nigerian startups have been selected by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) for the MassChallenge Nigeria (B2MC Nigeria). The