TLcom
Venture Capital

TLcom Secures First Close of $150mn Pan-African Tech Fund

TLcom, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, has announced a first close of $70mn for its $150mn Africa-focused tech fund.  With

Standard Chartered Bank
Banking Digital

Standard Chartered Closes 50% of Nigerian Branches to Focus on Digital Banking

Standard Chartered Bank has disclosed that it will close 50 percent of its branches in Nigeria to focus on digital

eNaira
Cryptocurrency

GTB, Ecobank Lead Adoption of CBN’s eNaira

Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) and Ecobank have been named as banks leading the customers adoption of the eNaira. This is

Ecobank Fintech Challenge
Fintech

Nigeria’s Trove Finance Wins 2021 Ecobank Fintech Challenge

Ecobank Group has named Trove Finance, a Nigerian stock investment startup, the winner of the fourth edition of the annual

Product Launch

Appzone to Launch Zone, Africa’s First Blockchain Platform For Payment Processing

Appzone, an African fintech software company, is set to launch Zone, Africa’s first blockchain platform for payment processing. The launch is

Payment Regulation Telecom

Airtel, MTN Receive Approval in Principle to Operate Payment Service Banks

MTN Nigeria and Airtel Africa Plc have received approval in principle to operate a payment service banks (PSB) in the

Interswitch
Partnership Technology

Interswitch, OkHi Partner to Launch Nigeria’s First Digital Address Verification Service

Interswitch Group and OkHi have announced a new strategic partnership that sees Quickteller, Interswitch’s payments, and wallet service becoming the

ATM Card
Banking Security

How to Block Your Bank ATM Card

Today, let’s believe that nobody carries cash around. Besides the risk of being robbed, Nigeria is moving towards a cashless

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,

HelloChoice
AgricTech Fintech Funding Investment

South African Agri-fintech HelloChoice Secures Investment From Standard Bank

HelloChoice, the South African agri-fintech startup, has closed a major investment from Standard Bank following several partnerships. The 25% equity