Tyme Bank
Acquisition

TymeBank to Acquire Fintech SME funder, Retail Capital in Bid to Bolsters its Business Banking Offering

TymeBank, South Africa’s fastest-growing digital bank, is set to bolster its business banking offering with a series of new initiatives,

Social Media Twitter

Ronaldo, Maguire Named Most Abused Premier League Players on Twitter

Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire of Manchester United have been named the two Premier League players who receive the most abuse on Twitter,

Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenya’s CrewHR Becomes FaidiHR After Securing Undisclosed Funding From SprintX

Crew HR & Payroll, a Kenyan HR and paytoll startup, has rebranded to FaidiHR after it received an undisclosed amount

Youverify
RegTech

Nigerian KYC Verification Startup, Youverify, Raises $1m Seed Round Extension

Youverify, a Nigerian identity verification company helping African banks and startups automate KYC and other compliance procedures, has announced that

Lami Technologies
Funding Insurtech Investment Venture Capital

Lami Technologies Raises US$3.7mn Seed Extension 

Lami Technologies, a Kenyan insurtech startup, has raised a US$ 3.7m seed extension to expand its insurtech product across Africa.

Teraco
Business

Teraco Announces Completion of Acquisition by Digital Realty

Teraco Data Environments, the leading provider of colocation data centres and interconnection platforms in Africa, has announced the successful completion

Swvl
Acquisition Business

Zeelo and Swvl Announce Termination of Acquisition Agreement

Zeelo, a UK smart bus platform with live operations in three continents and strong growth, has announced the termination of

Homzmart
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Homzmart Secures $23m in Pre-series B Round Investment

Homzmart, an Egyptian furniture online marketplace, has raised $23 million in pre-series funding to expand its services. Saudi Technology Ventures

MEST Africa
Startup

APPLY: The MEST Africa Challenge

MEST Africa has officially announced the opening of applications for the 2022 MEST Africa Challenge. Pre-seed to seed stage technology

Oui Capital
Venture Capital

African VC Firm, Oui Capital Announces First Close of its $30M Second Fund

Oui Capital, an Africa-focused VC firm has completed the first closing of its $30 million second fund, Oui Capital Mentors