Payhippo
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Lender, Payhippo Closes $3m to Doubledown on Credit to SMEs

Payhippo, a Nigerian lending startup, has raised $3 million in a seed funding round. The investment was led by several

Smile Identity
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Smile Identity Raises $7m Series A Funding to Simplify KYC For Africans

Smile Identity, the provider of ID verification, document verification, and digital KYC compliance solutions in Africa, has secured a $7 million

Termii
Entrepreneurship Funding Startup Venture Capital

Nigerian YC-Backed CPaaS startup Termii secures $1.4m Seed Capital

Termii, an African communications-as-a-service startup has raised $1.4 Million in seed funds. 50% of the round was co-led by Kepple

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

Catalyst Fund
Funding Investment Venture Capital

West African Investors and Founders Join as Expert Advisors to Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator

The Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator, managed by BFA Global, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), today

Fintech
Fintech Payment

Top Fintech Companies in Nigeria

The fintech space in Nigeria is very competitive as there are countless numbers of fintech startups/companies competing for market share.

Catalyst Fund
Africa Fintech Funding Payment Technology Venture Capital

3 Africa-Focused Fintechs Selected For Catalyst Fund’s 2019 Cohort

The Catalyst Fund, a JP Morgan Chase and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-backed accelerator that provides mentorship and non-equity funding

OPay
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

OPay Raises $400m Led by Softbank Vision Fund 2 at $2bn Valuation

OPay, the Nigerian fintech startup, has raised $400 million investment round led by Softbank Vision Fund 2. This values the