M-Pesa, Africa’s largest fintech provider, which was in March 2007; is celebrating 15 years today. The Kenyan-headquartered firm initially allowed
Sudo Africa, a Nigerian API startup, has raised $3.7 million in pre-seed funding led by Global Founders Capital (GFC). Other
DFS Lab and the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) have launched the second Blockchain Bootcamp for African startups. Designed to give
Paga, a Nigerian mobile payments, and financial services company, has partnered with the Bank of Abyssinia, to launch its online
M-KOPA, the Kenyan pay-as-you-go energy services for off-grid customers, has raised $75 million in a growth equity round to expand
OPay, the fintech and electronic payments company, has announced the opening of its first “OPay” store in Egypt, to offer
Global inclusive tech accelerator Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global, has selected four African fintech startups for its tenth cohort. They will
Canza Finance, a Nigerian neobank building a non-institutional-based financial system, announced the completion of its $3.27M seed round. The fundraising
Building on the success of 2018, 2020 and 2021 editions of CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa, LHoFT Foundation has launched a special edition
CrowdForce, a financial services startup, has closed a $3.6 million pre-series A funding. Aruwa Capital Management led the equity and