GreenHouse
Accelerator Entrepreneurship Fintech

8 African Startups Selected For GreenHouse Lab 2021 Fintech Accelerator

GreenHouse Lab (GHL), the flagship accelerator program by GreenHouse Capital (GHC), has announced the eight innovative African startups that have

Rooomxix
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Rooomxix, Nigerian Streetwear Brand Raises $1.5m Led by Patricia

Rooomxix, a Nigerian Streetwear brand, has secured a $1.5 million funding led by Patricia, a Nigerian crypto startup to facilitate

Nestcoin
Cryptocurrency

Yele Bademosi Names New Bundle Africa CEO As He Steps Down

Yele Bademosi has stepped down as the CEO of Bundle Africa, a social payments app for cash or cryptocurrency. Bademosi

PayQin
Funding Investment Payment Startup Venture Capital

African Cross-border Payment Startup PayQin Closes $350000 to Scale its e-wallet Service

PayQin, a cross-border payment startup that operates a comprehensive e-wallet service for the underbanked in West Africa, has announced that

DFS Lab
Blockchain

DFS Lab and Stellar Development Foundation Launch Blockchain Bootcamp for African Startups

DFS Lab in collaboration with the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has launched a call for applicants for a Blockchain Bootcamp, designed to give

Smile Identity
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Smile Identity Raises $7m Series A Funding to Simplify KYC For Africans

Smile Identity, the provider of ID verification, document verification, and digital KYC compliance solutions in Africa, has secured a $7 million

Centbee
Fintech

Bitcoin SV Fintech, Centbee Selected For Central Bank Regulatory Sandbox

South Africa’s Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group (IFWG) announced the first cohort for its regulatory sandbox which includes Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (BSV)

CBN
Cryptocurrency

CBN to Launch Digital Currency By End of 2021

The CBN has now that it may launch a digital currency by the end of 2021. This was announced by

Luno
Cryptocurrency

Luno Hits 8m Milestone at a Rate of 1.2m New Customers Every Quarter

Luno has announced it has hit a major milestone in its growth, with eight million customers (wallets), with 1mn added

Chipper Cash
Fintech Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Chipper Cash Raises $100m Funding

Chipper Cash, the cross-border payment startup has raised a $100 million Series C investment led by SVB Capital Ventures. Others