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

Fintech Funding Investment

Sudo Africa Secures $3.7m Pre-seed to Build Its Card-Issuing Platform

Sudo Africa, a Nigerian API startup, has raised $3.7 million in pre-seed funding led by Global Founders Capital (GFC). Other

Blockchain Fintech Startup

DFS Lab, Stellar Launch Applications For Blockchain Bootcamp

DFS Lab and the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) have launched the second Blockchain Bootcamp for African startups. Designed to give

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

Fintech Funding Renewable Energy

Kenya’s M-KOPA Secures $75m Funding to Expand Platform for Underbanked

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

Fintech Payment

OPay Announces Launch of its First Store in Egypt

OPay, the fintech and electronic payments company, has announced the opening of its first “OPay” store in Egypt, to offer

Catalyst Fund
Fintech

Four African Fintech Startups Selected For Catalyst Fund 10th Cohort

Global inclusive tech accelerator Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global, has selected four African fintech startups for its tenth cohort. They will

Canza Finance
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigeria’s Canza Finance Secures $3.27m in Seed Funding

Canza Finance, a Nigerian neobank building a non-institutional-based financial system, announced the completion of its $3.27M seed round. The fundraising

CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa
Fintech

APPLY: LHoFT Foundation Unveils Special Edition of CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa

Building on the success of 2018, 2020 and 2021 editions of CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa, LHoFT Foundation has launched a special edition

CrowdForce
Fintech Funding Investment News Venture Capital

Nigerian Agency Banking Startup, CrowdForce Secures $3.6m Led by Aruwa Capital Management

CrowdForce, a financial services startup, has closed a $3.6 million pre-series A funding. Aruwa Capital Management led the equity and