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Stitch
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

South African API Fintech, Stitch Raises $2m, Expands to Nigeria

Stitch, a South Africa API fintech startup, has announced that it has raised a $2 million seed extension and expanded

Catalyst Fund
Accelerator Funding Startup

Four Ghanaian Startups Receive Funding and Acceleration Support Through Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator program

The Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator welcomed four Ghanaian digital commerce companies, OZÉ, Shopa, Swoove, and Tendo,  as the

mPharma
Acquisition Health

Ghana’s Healthtech Startup, mPharma Expands to Uganda, Acquires Vine Pharmacy

mPharma, a Ghanaian healthtech startup, has expanded into Uganda with the acquisition of a controlling stake in Vine Pharmacy. mPharma

Flutterwave
Fintech Money Transfer Partnership Payment

Flutterwave Enables New Europe-Africa Payment Corridors via Stellar

Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) announced that Flutterwave has launched two new remittance corridors between Europe and Africa on the Stellar network. Working with TEMPO, Flutterwave is leveraging

Autochek
Automobile Funding Investment Venture Capital

Autochek Secures $13.1mn Seed Funding Co-led by TLCom and 4DX Ventures

Autochek has secured $13.1mn in seed funding co-led by follow-on investors, TLcom Capital, and 4DX Ventures. The round also included

First Bank
Banking

Confirmed! Femi Otedola Becomes Majority Shareholder of First Bank

Femi Otedola, the Nigerian billionaire, has officially been confirmed as the majority shareholder of First Bank Holdings PLC, with a

Wapi Pay
Appointment Fintech People

Wapi Pay Board Appoints Interim CEO As Co-founders Step Aside

The Board of Directors of Wapi Pay has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Kariuki as the interim Chief Executive Officer

Wapi Pay
Social Media

Wapi Pay Loses Key Investor After Co-founders Were Caught on Camera Assaulting Women

Paul Ndichu and Eddie Ndichu aka the Ndichu twins, who are the co-founders of Kenyan-based fintech Wapi Pay; have been reportedly

PaySika
Fintech

PaySika Raises $348k Pre-seed Funding to Provide Payment Services in Francophone Africa

PaySika, a fintech startup focused on francophone, has announced that it has secured a $348,000 pre-seed investment from angel investors.

Tech Tips Telecom Tips

How to Cancel Auto-renewal on MTN, Glo, 9mobile & Airtel

You know that annoying feeling when you recharge your mobile phone and the recharge is used for data auto renewal