interswitch
Africa Business Fintech Payment

Interswitch Plans to List its Shares in Lagos & London As it Hires JPMorgan for IPO

Interswitch, a Nigeria-based payments firm, has hired advisers to revive plans for a stock-market listing in London and Lagos later

JumiaPay
Appointment Fintech Jumia

Adedamola Giwa Appointed to Lead JumiaPay

Adedamola Giwa has been appointed as the head of JumiaPay Nigeria, the digital payment platform Jumia. The new JumiaPay boss has over 17

OkHi
Funding Investment Product Launch

Kenya-based OkHi Launches in Nigeria to Tackle Lack of Postal Addressing Infrastructure

OkHi, a Kenyan-based smart addressing startup, has launched in Nigeria, with $1.5 million funding from Interswitch Group, Founders Factory Africa

Startup

Nigeria’s Kudi Changes Name to Nomba

Kudi, an African fintech startup, has announced that it is changing its name to Nomba as it transitions into an

TradeDepot
Funding

African Startups That Raised $100m and Above in 2021

The African startup ecosystem bounced back in 2021 to raise a mind-blowing $4 billion. Briter Bridges says the total 2020

Chipper Cash
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Chipper Cash Officially a Unicorn As it Raises $150m Extension Round at $2bn Valuation

Chipper Cash, an African cross-border payments company, has raised $150 million in a Series C extension round led by cryptocurrency

Chipper Cash
Fintech Funding Payment

Chipper Cash Eyes Southern Africa Expansion After Raising $6m Led by Deciens Capital

Chipper Cash, an African-focused fintech startup that recently expanded to Nigeria, has secured a $6 million investment led by Deciens

Migo
Fintech Investment Loans

Nigeria Cloud Based Credit Startup, Migo Raises $20m Investment, Expands to Brazil

Migo formerly known as Mines.io has expanded to Brazil after raising $20 million Series B investment led by Valor Group

CcHub
Africa People Technology

CcHUB Unveils ‘Nyota’, An Augmented Reality Art Experience to Celebrate African Tech Pioneers

CcHub, a leading tech hub in Africa has unveiled Nyota, a unique augmented reality art experience to celebrate African tech

WeSabi
Business Entrepreneurship Event Funding Investment SMEs Startup Technology

Murtala Sani of WeSabi Wins N12m at ARM’s DAAYTA

Murtala Sani, the CEO of WeSabi, a tech startup that helps solve the challenge of getting artisans to help fix