Cellulant
Money Transfer Partnership Payment

Pipit Global Partners With Cellulant to Power Low-Cost Remittances in Africa

Pipit Global has announced a partnership with Cellulant, a Pan-African fintech firm, to enable consumers in Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania,

Lidya
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Fintech Startup, Lidya Secures $8.3m to Expand its Digital Loan Services

Lidya, a Nigerian fintech and lending startup, has announced that it has raised $8.3 million pre-Series B funding round led

Tix.Africa
Funding Investment

Tix Africa Closes Six-figure Pre-seed Investment to Scale Events Products

Tix.Africa, a self-service ticketing platform for event creators in Nigeria, has secured six-figure pre-seed funding. The funding round was led

Accelerator Fintech

APPLY: GreenHouse Lab Fintech Accelerator 2021

GreenHouse Capital (GHC) is a leading African Fintech investment fund focused on supporting early-stage companies, and world-class emerging market entrepreneurs,

AVCA
Report Venture Capital

Venture Capital Investment in Africa Soars to Record Levels in 2020-AVCA Report

African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA), the pan-African industry body which promotes and enables private investment in Africa,

Opera
Internet Messaging

Opera Launches Hype, an In-browser Chat Service For Opera Mini Users, in Nigeria

Opera has announced the launch of its dedicated chat service Hype, built into the Opera Mini mobile web browser, in

Pangea
Startup

Apply: Pangea Blue Economy Accelerator For Ocean-based Startups in Kenya

Pangea has unveiled Kenya’s first-ever Blue Economy accelerator program. It is aimed at advancing a sustainable blue economy ecosystem in

MaxAB
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian B2B E-commerce Startup, MaxAB Raises $40m Funding For Expansion

MaxAB, an Egyptian B2B e-commerce platform that serves food and grocery retailers, has secured $40M in a Series A round,

Awards Fintech

Ukheshe Takes Another Step Closer to Unicorn Status As it Comes Second in Prestigious KPMG Global Tech Innovator Launch

The KPMG Private Enterprise Global Tech Innovator Africa competition came to an exciting close this week and saw Africa’s future

Internet Partnership Technology

SoftBank and Smart Africa Partner to Provide Affordable Broadband Solutions

SoftBank and Smart Africa have announced that they entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on innovative solutions towards