Flutterwave
Payment

Flutterwave Enables Google Pay for African Businesses 

Flutterwave, the African payments technology company, has announced Google Pay, a mobile payment service, developed by Google, as a payment

Flutterwave
Payment

Flutterwave Secures Switching and Processing License, Nigeria’s Highest Payments Processing License

Flutterwave, an African payments technology company, has been granted a Switching and Processing License by the Central Bank of Nigeria

Flutterwave
Fintech Payment

Kenya High Court Freezes Millions Belonging to Flutterwave

A Kenyan High Court has frozen more than $59 million belonging to Flutterwave, the African payment firm. The money according

Afropolitan
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Afropolitan Secures $2.1m Funding to Build Digital Nation For Africans

Afropolitan, a startup that wants to build a digital nation for Africans, has raised pre-seed funding of $2.1 million.  Founded

Tushop
Social Entrepreneurship

Kenyan Social Commerce Firm, Tushop Raises $3m Led by 4DX Ventures

Tushop, a Kenyan social-commerce startup, has closed a $3 million pre-seed funding round led by 4DX Ventures with participation from

Twitter
Payment Social Media

Twitter Adds Flutterwave, Paga As Additional Payment Gateway For Tips

Twitter has added Barter by Flutterwave and Paga as additional payment providers for its Tips feature in Nigeria. Tips is

Norrsken22
Venture Capital

Backed by 30 Unicorn Founders, Norrsken22 Holds First Close of $200m Fund For African Startups

The Norrsken Foundation has launched Norrsken22 Africa Tech Growth Fund, which has held its first close at $110 million. The

Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

South African Fintech, Floatpays Closes $4m Seed Funding Round

Floatpays, a South African fintech startup, has closed a $4 million seed funding round. The investors in the round include

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

Fintech Funding Investment Payment

Francophone Africa Fintech, CinetPay Secures $2.4m co-led by 4DX Ventures and Flutterwave

CinetPay, a francophone Africa digital finance startup, has announced a $2.4 million seed fundraising round from 4DX Ventures and Flutterwave.