M-Pesa
Fintech

M-Pesa Celebrates 15th Anniversary with 51m Customers in Seven Countries

M-Pesa, Africa’s largest fintech provider, which was in March 2007; is celebrating 15 years today. The Kenyan-headquartered firm initially allowed

Funding Health Investment

Health tech Company, Susu Raises €2m to Accelerate Affordable Healthcare for Africans

Susu, a global health-tech company, focused on making healthcare accessible and affordable for Africans, has completed a €2 million pre-seed

Paga
Financial Services Fintech

Paga Group Partners With Bank of Abyssinia to Launch in Ethiopia

Paga, a Nigerian mobile payments, and financial services company, has partnered with the Bank of Abyssinia, to launch its online

UBA
Banking

UBA’s Leo Clocks 4, Set to Further Transform Digital Banking In Nigeria, Africa

Africa’s global bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) has said that it has concluded plans to commemorate the 4th year anniversary

LEO
Banking

Four Years on UBA’s Leo Continues to Lead the Pack in Nigeria, Africa

All over the world, the buzz around Artificial Intelligence keeps accelerating as the end goal is to simplify conversations and

Wasla
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian eCommerce Startup, Wasla Secures $9m From Contact Financial Holding

Wasla, an Egyptian ecommerce startup, has secured a $9 million investment from Contact Financial Holding, Egypt’s largest non-bank financial services

Technology

South Africa’s Carscan Secures $1.3m to Help it Further Expand Operations

Carscan, the South African augmented reality app with an embedded visual recognition AI to track the visual condition of every

Nestcoin
Cryptocurrency Funding Venture Capital

Nestcoin Closes $6.45m in Pre-seed Funding to Accelerate Crypto and Web3 Adoption in Frontier Markets

Nestcoin, a company building, operating, and investing in web3 applications, has raised $6.45 million in pre-seed funding. This new investment

Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency Fraud

Crypto Crime Drops Against Rising Global Illicit Financial Transactions

Reported fraud across the financial services industry in Africa has spiked however, Eva Crouwel, head of financial crime at Luno,

Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Tanzanian Cross-border Fintech, NALA Gets $10M Seed Funding

NALA, a Tanzanian cross-border payments company, has raised a $10 million seed round led by Amplo. It recently pivoted from