Cross Switch Ghana
Fintech Payment

Cross Switch Ghana Receives Approval to Operate as an Enhanced Payment Service Provider

Cross Switch Ghana, a payment service provider, has announced it has obtained approval from the Bank of Ghana to operate

Smile Identity
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Smile Identity Secures $20m Series B Funding to Double Down on its Digital Verification Identity Solutions

Smile Identity, the African provider of digital identity verification solutions, has secured $20 million in Series B funding. The round

Zeepay
Fintech Funding Investment

Ghana’s Zeepay Gets Approval to Operate in Zambia

Zeepay, a Ghanaian fintech startup, has expanded to Zambia after receiving approval to operate its new remittance outbound service from

Centbee
Blockchain Funding Investment Venture Capital

SA Blockchain Payments Wallet, Centbee Raises $1m Pre-Series Funding From Ayre Ventures

Centbee, a South African blockchain payments company, has announced that it has closed its pre-Series A round with entrepreneur Calvin

Visa
News

Visa Pledges to Invest $1 billion in Africa to Accelerate Digital Transformation

Visa has announced a pledge to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years to advance resilient, innovative,

Chipper Cash
Acquisition

Chipper Cash to Acquire Zambia Fintech Startup, Zoona

Chipper Cash, an African cross-border payments company, has announced its intention to acquire Zoona group, which includes the Tilt brand.

Mastercard
Fintech Payment

Fintech Emerging as Africa’s Most Vibrant Sector-Mastercard Study

Fintech startups in Africa grew 81% in 2021, with South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya emerging as key hubs on the

Fintech

15 Fintech Startups Selected For LHoFT’s Startup Acceleration Program

Building on the success of the previous editions of CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa since 2018, the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology

Glo
Payment Telecom

Glo Finally Joins MTN, Airtel & 9mobile to Launch Banking Payment Platform MoneyMaster

Glo has launched MoneyMaster, its banking payment platform to provide financial services to millions of unbanked and under-banked Nigerians. Glo

Bitmama
Cryptocurrency

Bitmama, an African Blockchain $2m Pre-seed to Grow its Operation in New Markets 

Bitmama, a the US and African-based blockchain payments startup, has raised an additional $1.65 million, bringing its total pre-seed round to