Lipa Later
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenyan BNPL Startup, Lipa Later Closes $12m Pre-series A

Lipa Later, a Kenyan Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) startup, has closed a $12 million in pre-Series A funding in

Cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrency

Five Cryptocurrency Investment Tips You Should Know

Investing in cryptocurrency is an avenue to make some cool cash. Similarly, it is the quickest means for you to

Fintech Partnership

Carbon Partners With Visa to Enable Payments Across Africa

Carbon, a pan-African fintech company providing access to basic financial services for Africans, has today announced a strategic five-year partnership

Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

ImaliPay Secures Pre-seed Funding to Service Gig Economy

ImaliPay, an African fintech startup, has raised an undisclosed pre-seed funding from the Australian venture capital firm TEN13. Other investors

Mastercard
Cryptocurrency Payment

Mastercard to Allow Businesses Accept Payments in Cryptocurrencies Later This Year

While banks and non-financial institutions in Nigeria have been restricted from supporting cryptocurrency transactions, Mastercard has disclosed that it is

Bitcoin
Cryptocurrency

5 Reasons to Invest in Bitcoin Now

Everyone is talking about bitcoin and investing in the cryptocurrency. If you are among the crypto naysayers, here are 5

Carbon
Cryptocurrency Partnership Payment

Paxful Adds Carbon as a Payment Method to the Platform

Paxful has introduced Carbon as one of the payment methods to its platform as part of continuous efforts to deliver

Cars45
Brands Business Job Leadership

Crisis at Cars45? CEO Etop Ikpe Resigns Alongside 11 Top Executives-What We Know

Cars45 is unarguably the leading and most popular platform to buy used cars in Nigeria. Founded in 2016 by Etop

e-commerce
Ecommerce

Embedded Finance in the Age of e-commerce 

The African online e-commerce market has grown rapidly in recent years and is estimated to be worth approximately $40 billion – a figure that

ShopEX
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

ShopEX Raises $635,000, as it Aims to be the QVC of Africa

ShopEX, a multi-channel retail business, has raised pre-seed funding of $400,000 from Cape Town venture capital firm, HAVAÍC. The investment