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Fintech Product Launch

African Cross-border Fintech Startup Chipper Cash, Launches in South Africa

Chipper Cash, the African cross-border fintech startup, has launched its services in South African with a freemium peer-to-peer instant money

Fintech Partnership Pay Tv

Flutterwave, 9PSB Partner to Boost Growth of Inclusive Financial Services in Nigeria

Flutterwave and 9PSB have today entered into a partnership agreement that will help facilitate seamless financial services for Nigerians. In

Acquisition

Days After Raising $20m, South Africa’s Finclusion Group Acquires Stake in HelloHR

Finclusion Group has announced the acquisition of a strategic stake in HelloHR, a South African payroll software startup. This comes

Funding Health Investment Startup Venture Capital

Egyptian Healthtech Startup, Sotech Secures $1m Pre-Seed Round

Sotech, an Egyptian healthtech and IoT solutions startup, raised $1 million pre-seed funding round led by Innlife investments and key

Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian B2B Startup, Cartona Secures $4.5m Pre-Series A Funding

Cartona, a B2B platform connecting retailers to manufacturers and wholesalers, has closed a $4.5 million Pre-Series A fundraise led by

Funding Investment Renewable Energy

U.S. Development Finance Corporation Invests $10m in Nithio FI to Scale Clean Energy Financing in Africa

U.S. Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has invested $10 million in Nithio’s Financial Intermediary, Nithio FI, B.V., an AI-enabled clean energy

Cryptocurrency

Akoin Launches in USA and 10 More International Markets With Latest Exchange Listing

Akoin, the digital ecosystem and cryptocurrency developed by global artist and visionary Akon to improve social opportunities and access for

Apple Innovation Smartphones Technology

Everything Apple Announced at its iPhone 13 Event

Titled California Streaming, Apple launched a couple of new gadgets at its first hardware event of the year. They include

Releaf
AgricTech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian agritech startup Releaf Raises $4.2m to Develop its Tech and Provide Finance For Smallholder Farmers

Releaf, a Nigerian agritech startup, has raised a $4.2 million funding to develop its technology and provide funding to smallholder

Mastercard
Partnership Payment

Mastercard, Paycode Partner to Boost Access to Financial Services For Remote Communities Across Africa

Mastercard has partnered with African fintech and Start Path company Paycode to provide both company’s offerings on one biometric smart card that