Zanifu
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenyan Fintech Startup, Zanifu Closes $1m Seed Funding

Zanifu, a Kenyan fintech startup, has secured $1 million in Seed funding to extend its MSME lending services across Africa. The

Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Finclusion Group Raises Additional $20m to Build Out Neobank Offering Across Africa

Finclusion Group has secured US$20million in debt & equity funding from various prominent investors in its latest capital raise. Investors

Float
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Ghanaian Fintech Startup, Float Secures $17m to Support Expansion

Float, a Ghanaian cash management startup, has raised a $17 million seed round in equity and debt funding. The $10 million debt

Periculum
Fintech Product Launch

Canadian Fintech Periculum Launches in Nigeria, Appoints Damilola Aluede MD

Periculum, a Canadian fintech startup and credit assessment company, has launched in Nigeria to tackle the challenge of domestic credit

Lipa Later
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenyan BNPL Startup, Lipa Later Closes $12m Pre-series A

Lipa Later, a Kenyan Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) startup, has closed a $12 million in pre-Series A funding in

Bfree
Fintech Venture Capital

Nigerian Credit Management Fintech, Bfree Lands $1.7m Pre-Series A For Global Expansion

Bfree, a Nigerian credit management fintech, has raised $1.7 million in a pre-Series A round to fund its planned global

Alvin
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenyan Financial Management App, Alvin Closes $740k Pre-seed Funding

Alvin, the Kenyan financial management app, has raised a $740,000 pre-seed funding round led by Nigerian venture capital firm, Ingressive

Fintech Investment Venture Capital

Kenyan Fintech Startup, Paylend Closes $2m Seed Round

Paylend, a Kenyan fintech startup, have today announced that it has raised $2 million dollars seed investment from Next Chymia

JumiaPay
Appointment Fintech Jumia

Adedamola Giwa Appointed to Lead JumiaPay

Adedamola Giwa has been appointed as the head of JumiaPay Nigeria, the digital payment platform Jumia. The new JumiaPay boss has over 17

Ecobank Fintech Challenge
Fintech

Nigeria’s Trove Finance Wins 2021 Ecobank Fintech Challenge

Ecobank Group has named Trove Finance, a Nigerian stock investment startup, the winner of the fourth edition of the annual