Ecobank Fintech Challenge
Fintech Investment Venture Capital

Catalyst Fund Announces New Cohort, Gets Fresh $15m Funding to Support Kenya, Nigeria and SA Fintechs 

Catalyst Fund, a global fintech accelerator focused on emerging markets has announced six early-stage fintech startups that will participate in

Carbon
Africa Fintech Payment

Nigerian Fintech Startup, Carbon Expands to Kenya

Carbon, a Nigerian fintech startup, has expanded to Kenya, making its entry into East Africa’s biggest market. Following the expansion,

PalmPay
Fintech Investment Payment

Mobile Phone Maker, Transsion Holdings Enters Nigeria’s Fintech Space, Leads $40m Investment in PalmPay

China’s Transsion Holdings, the makers of Tecno, Itel and Infinix smartphones, has entered the Nigerian fintech space after leading a

Africa Fintech Foundry
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship

Africa Fintech Foundry Opens Application For 2020 Accelerator Program

Africa Fintech Foundry (AFF) has opened the application for its 2020 accelerator program. Africa Fintech Foundry is an Access Bank

Carbon
Banking Fintech SMEs

Carbon Launches Financial Services Platform For Startups, SMEs And Fintechs

Carbon, a leading digital services company based in Nigeria, has introduced a new service targeted at its business customers, the

Truzo
Business Fintech Payment

SA Fintech Startup EnvisionIT e-Pay Rebrands to Truzo For Global Expansion

South African fintech startup Envisionit e-Pay has rebranded to Truzo as it prepares for further global expansion. Founded in 2017,

FairMoney
Fintech Funding Venture Capital

Fintech Startup FairMoney Set to Become a Full-fledged Mobile Banking Service in Nigeria After Raising €10m

FairMoney, a Paris-based fintech startup is set to become a fully-fleged mobile banking service in Nigeria has raised EUR10 million

Kuda
Fintech Funding Investment

Nigerian FinTech Kuda Raises $1.6M Led by Haresh Aswani

  Kuda, Nigeria’s first digital-only bank with a standalone license, has secured $1.6 million in pre-seed funding led by Haresh

Chipper Cash
Business Fintech Payment

Africa-focused Fintech Startup Chipper Cash Expands to Nigeria

Chipper Cash, an Africa-focused cross-border payment startup with offices in Ghana and Kenya has expanded to Nigeria. The San Francisco

venture capitalist firms
Africa Fintech Venture Capital

Africa Fintech Startups Set to Get More Investments as Accion Venture Lab Launches $23M Fintech Fund

African fintech startups now have access to more investment and funding opportunities as Accion Venture Lab—the seed-stage investment arm of