Acquisition Financial Services Fintech Investment

South African Financial Services Company, Lesaka Acquires Adumo For $85.9m

Lesaka, the South African 🇿🇦 financial services company, has signed a new deal to buy local fintech operator Adumo for

Kotani Pay
Cryptocurrency Finance Financial Services Fintech Funding Investment Startup

Kenyan Crypto-fintech Startup, Kotani Pay Secures $2m Pre-Seed Investment

Kotani Pay, a Kenyan crypto-fintech startup, has raised a $2 million pre-seed investment led by P1 Ventures, to drive offline

Sofri
Financial Services

Sofri Rewards Customers With 1 Million Naira

Sofri, (powered by Links Microfinance Bank), a fintech in Nigeria, recently flagged off its weekly raffle draw “Sofri 10k awoof

Apps
Apps Finance Financial Services

A Comprehensive Guide To Personal Finance Apps (Including How To Build Your Own!)

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by managing your finances? With the growth of technology and innovation, personal finance apps have

HAVAÍC
Financial Inclusion Financial Services Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenya’s FinAccess Secures $500k Funding From HAVAÍC to Grow Across Africa

FinAccess, the Kenya software solutions provider that digitises community banks or SACCOs (Savings & Credit Cooperative Organisations) and farming co-operatives

Khazna
Financial Services Fintech

Egypt’s Khazna Closes $38m Series A in Equity and Debt Funding Round

Khazna, an Egyptian fintech startup, has raised a $38 million series A in equity and debt funding round. The equity

Paga
Financial Services Fintech

Paga Group Partners With Bank of Abyssinia to Launch in Ethiopia

Paga, a Nigerian mobile payments, and financial services company, has partnered with the Bank of Abyssinia, to launch its online

Asaak
Financial Services Funding Venture Capital

Ugandan Asset Financing Startup, Asaak Closes $30m Pre-Series A Funding

Asaak, a Ugandan asset financing startup, has secured $30 million in pre-Series A equity and debt funding. The round saw

Kwara
Financial Inclusion Financial Services Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenya’s Kwara to Build Digital Bank For Credit Unions With $4m Funding

Kwara, a Kenyan fintech startup, has secured a $4 million investment to build a digital bank for credit unions. The

Airtel
Financial Services Regulation Telecom

Airtel Receives Approval in Principle to Operate As a Superagent in Nigeria

Airtel Mobile Commerce Nigeria Ltd., a subsidiary of Airtel Africa, has been granted approval in principle by the Central Bank