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Nomba
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nomba Raises $30m Pre-Series B to Deliver Bespoke Payment Solutions for African Businesses

Nomba, a payment service provider for African businesses, has raised a $30 million Pre-Series B funding round to support the

Smile Identity
Acquisition

Smile Identity Acquires Appruve Deepen Reach Across Africa

Smile Identity, the African provider of digital identity verification solutions, has acquired Appruve‘s parent company (Inclusive Innovations, Inc.). This acquisition

Payment

Payday Re-launches in Rwanda With SpaceX’s Starlink

Payday, a Pan-African neobank issuing global (USD, GBP & EUR) accounts to Africans, has announced its re-entry into Rwanda, following

Autochek
Acquisition

Autochek Acquires Majority Stake in Egypt’s AutoTager to Strengthen Pan-African Footprint

Autochek, the automotive technology company, has acquired a majority stake in AutoTager, an Egyptian automotive technology company that makes it

ETAP
Insurtech Product Launch

ETAP Launches Takaful, a Digital Car Insurance Product For Wealth Reredistribution

ETAP, a Nigerian insurance technology company, has launched ETAP Takaful, a new ethical car insurance product that is based on

Aarhus Fremad
Acquisition Funding

Shola Akinlade of Paystack Takes 55% Stake in Danish Club Aarhus Fremad

Shola Akinlade, the founder and CEO of Paystack, has acquired a 55% stake in Danish Club Aarhus Frenad. Founded in

UK-Nigeria Tech Hub,
Startup Women

UK-Nigeria Tech Hub, Google Partner to Support Women Startups

The UK-Nigeria Tech Hub has announced a partnership with Google for Startups Africa to award $3 million in Google Cloud

AWS
Accelerator

Apply: Amazon Web Services (AWS) Fintech Africa Accelerator

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched AWS Fintech Africa Accelerator for African fintech companies. The equity-free program supports early-stage startups

Ejara
Blockchain Funding

Ejara Gets Backing From Adaverse to Democratise Finance in Francophone Africa

Ejara, an investment platform that improves access to financial solutions through blockchain, has raised funding from Adaverse, a Cardano ecosystem

Onepipe
Funding Venture Capital

Onepipe Closes $4.8m Deal With TLG Capital to Offer Embedded Finance Services

Onepipe, a startup that powers digital financial services, has closed a $4.8 million credit line from pan-African investment firm, TLG