Bitmama
Blockchain Cryptocurrency Funding Investment Venture Capital

African Blockchain Startup, Bitmama Closes Pre-seed Round of $350k

Bitmama, an African blockchain startup, has closed a $350,000 pre-Seed round, led by Flori Ventures, with participation from Nigeria-based investment fund Emergence Capital, Fedha

cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency Report

Cryptocurrency Adoption in Africa Surges to 1200% Over the Past Year in Africa-Chainalysis

The adoption of cryptocurrency in Africa surged to a whopping 1200% this past year according to a report by Chainalysis.

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

Wapi Pay
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Wapi Pay Raises $2.2 million to Digitize Africa-Asia Trade Payments

Wapi Pay, a fintech startup, based in Singapore and headquartered in Kenya has raised $2.2 Million in pre-seed funding to

Fintech Technology

Klasha Launches Payment Links – a no-code Option to Accept Payments From Africa

Klasha, a fintech startup building borderless payments for e-commerce in Africa, has announced a new no-code option to accept payments

Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship

Nigeria’s ThinkBikes, 4 Other African Startups Win Innovation Award For E-mobility Solutions Powered by Siemens Stiftung

ThinkBikes, a Nigerian e-bike sharing service, and four other African social enterprises in the field of electric mobility, have been

Norrsken
Accelerator Funding Startup

Meet 11 Startups From Africa Joining Norrsken Impact Accelerator 2021

Norrsken Foundation has announced 11 African startups that will partake in the Norrsken Impact Accelerator 2021 from July in Stockholm,

CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa
Fintech

AWABAH, Crop2Cash and 12 Other Fintech Startups Joining CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa 2021

The Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT) Foundation has selected 14 Fintech startups to take part in the 2021 edition

digital
Fintech Partnership Payment

Affordable Digital Banking to Revolutionise Price-sensitive East African Payments Market

In a region still dominated by cash and mobile money options, like M-Pesa, new collaborations between fintechs are looking to

Health Partnership Payment

Nedbank’s ‘Tap-on-phone’ – a first in Africa – Empowers SMMEs With Safe and Secure Contactless Payments

At the height of the global Covid-19 pandemic, Nedbank became the first bank to offer small, medium and micro enterprises