Cross Switch Ghana, a payment service provider, has announced it has obtained approval from the Bank of Ghana to operate
Smile Identity, the African provider of digital identity verification solutions, has secured $20 million in Series B funding. The round
Zeepay, a Ghanaian fintech startup, has expanded to Zambia after receiving approval to operate its new remittance outbound service from
Centbee, a South African blockchain payments company, has announced that it has closed its pre-Series A round with entrepreneur Calvin
Visa has announced a pledge to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years to advance resilient, innovative,
Chipper Cash, an African cross-border payments company, has announced its intention to acquire Zoona group, which includes the Tilt brand.
Fintech startups in Africa grew 81% in 2021, with South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya emerging as key hubs on the
Building on the success of the previous editions of CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa since 2018, the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology
Glo has launched MoneyMaster, its banking payment platform to provide financial services to millions of unbanked and under-banked Nigerians. Glo
Bitmama, a the US and African-based blockchain payments startup, has raised an additional $1.65 million, bringing its total pre-seed round to