Union54
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Zambian Fintech Startup, Union54 Raises $3m to Scale its Team and Expand Customer Base

Union54, a Zambian fintech startup, backed by Y Combinator, has closed a $3 million seed round led by Tiger Global.

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

Payday
Accelerator Entrepreneurship Fintech Payment

Pan-African Fintech Startup, Payday Becomes First Rwandan Company to Join Techstars

Payday, a Pan-African Fintech startup, founded by Nigerian entrepreneur, Favour Ori has become the first Rwandan company to join Techstars

MFS Africa
Acquisition Fintech

MFS Africa Expands into Nigeria With Acquisition of Baxi

MFS Africa, the pan-African cross-border payments startup, has expanded into Nigeria with the acquisition of Baxi, one of Nigeria’s leading

Ukheshe
Fintech Payment

Ukheshe, Telkom and Engen Partner to Make Tipping of Petrol Attendant Seamless

Ukheshe technologies, Telkom and Engen have collaborated to create the QR solution which allows motorists to tip attendants and cashiers

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

Asante
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Asante Closes $7.5m Series A Funding to Close the Gap in MSME Lending in Africa

Asante Financial Services, an Africa-focused fintech, has raised Series A investment to scale its credit offerings to the underserved segment of

PiggyVest
Fintech

Your Deposits Are Safe & Secure, Piggyvest Assures Users

Piggyvest, a secure online savings platform, has assured its users that their savings are safe and secured. The fintech startup

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.

Sparkle
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Sparkle Closes $3.1m Seed Round From an all-Nigerian Group of Investors

Sparkle, a mobile-first digital bank, has raised an oversubscribed seed round of $3.1 million from an all-Nigerian group of investors