Ukheshe
Payment

Ukheshe Labs to Focus on Digital Payment Innovation

Ukheshe, the Banking as a Service (BaaS) and embedded finance enabler, has recently launched a new innovation hub, Ukheshe Labs,

e4
Acquisition

Fintech Specialist e4 Acquired by Consortium Led by Infinite Partners

e4, a South African fintech specialist, has announced its acquisition by a consortium of private equity investors, led by an

M-KOPA
News

Fintech M-KOPA Raises $250m to Scale High-impact Business Across Africa

M-KOPA, a fintech platform, has announced that it has closed over $250 mill in new debt and equity funding to

AppsFlyer
Apps

Nigerian Mobile App Installs Surge During Ramadan, AppsFlyer Data Reveals

Given that consumers in Nigeria are fiercely mobile-first, organisations looking to boost customer engagement would be wise to maximise their

Convergence Partners
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Convergence Partners Closes $10m Investments in 42Markets Group

Convergence Partners, an investment management firm focused on the Technology, Media and Telecom sector in Africa, has announced the acquisition

Smile Identity
Acquisition

Smile Identity Acquires Appruve Deepen Reach Across Africa

Smile Identity, the African provider of digital identity verification solutions, has acquired Appruve‘s parent company (Inclusive Innovations, Inc.). This acquisition

Autochek
Acquisition

Autochek Acquires Majority Stake in Egypt’s AutoTager to Strengthen Pan-African Footprint

Autochek, the automotive technology company, has acquired a majority stake in AutoTager, an Egyptian automotive technology company that makes it

News

Payday Secures $3M Seed Round to Power the Future of Work for Africa

Payday, an African neobank issuing global accounts to Africans, has raised a $3M seed round led by Moniepoint Inc. The

Aarhus Fremad
Acquisition Funding

Shola Akinlade of Paystack Takes 55% Stake in Danish Club Aarhus Fremad

Shola Akinlade, the founder and CEO of Paystack, has acquired a 55% stake in Danish Club Aarhus Frenad. Founded in

UK-Nigeria Tech Hub,
Startup Women

UK-Nigeria Tech Hub, Google Partner to Support Women Startups

The UK-Nigeria Tech Hub has announced a partnership with Google for Startups Africa to award $3 million in Google Cloud