Brass
Funding

Nigerian Fintech Startup, Brass Secures $1.7m to Provide Premium Banking Services to SMEs

Brass, a Nigerian fintech startup, has secured a $1.7 million investment to address the banking needs of local entrepreneurs, traders,

Dopay
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Fintech Firm, Dopay Secures $18m Series A Round to Grow its Virtual Banking Platform

Dopay, the Egyptian fintech firm, has closed an $18 million Series A funding round led by Force Over Mass Capital,

Edtech Education

Redefining Education in The Developing World by Nelson Tosin Ajulo PhD

Education has been identified as the ultimate route to escape poverty. It is widely held that if you attend school,

Africa Fintech Foundry
Training Women

Africa Fintech Foundry, Access Bank Launch Digital Academy to Equip Women With Tech Skills

The Africa Fintech Foundry (AFF) and Access Bank’s W Initiative have partnered to launch a digital academy aimed at equipping

Ecobank
Digital SMEs

Ecobank and Microsoft Upskill Africa’s SMEs to Succeed in a Digital Economy

Ecobank Group in partnership with Microsoft, LinkedIn, GitHub and Ecobank Academy is set to provide training to equip Small and

Appointment Banking

Miriam Olusanya Appointed as GTBank Managing Director

The Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) has appointed Miriam Olusanya as the new managing director of GTBank, its banking

Centbee
Fintech

Bitcoin SV Fintech, Centbee Selected For Central Bank Regulatory Sandbox

South Africa’s Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group (IFWG) announced the first cohort for its regulatory sandbox which includes Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (BSV)

COVID-19
Funding Health Investment

Development Bank of Austria (OeEB) and EIB Launch Є100mn African Private Sector COVID-19 Resilience Investment Initiative

Entrepreneurs and businesses most impacted by economic, health, and social challenges triggered by COVID-19 will be able to benefit from

Kuda
Fintech Payment

Kuda Microfinance Bank Passes One Million Customer Base

Kuda Technologies, a digital-led bank, recently revealed that its Nigeria subsidiary – Kuda Microfinance Bank – has amassed over one

Bernard Arnault
People

Bernard Arnault Briefly Overtakes Jeff Bezos As World’s Richest Person

Bernard Arnault and his family, owners of Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH), briefly dethroned Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to become the world’s richest. However,