M-Pesa
Fintech Partnership Payment

Visa and Safaricom Partner to Expand M-Pesa Financial Offerings

Visa and Safaricom, the East African telecom giant; have agreed on a deal that will connect M-Pesa financial offerings with

Flutterwave
Business Ecommerce Fintech

Flutterwave Launches eCommerce Platform For African SMEs to Sell Online

Flutterwave, an African fintech startup has launched Flutterwave Store, a platform for African SMEs to sell online. According to reports,

Pesapal
Africa Fintech Partnership

Visa and Pesapal Partner for Connected Payments in Africa

Visa, the global leader in digital payments and Pesapal, have announced a strategic partnership to drive connected digital payments to

OKra
Fintech Funding Investment

Okra, a Nigerian Fintech Startup Scores $1M Pre-seed Funding From TLcom

Okra, a Nigeria fintech startup has raised $1 million pre-seed funding from TLcom Capital to create a product that generates

Paga
Accelerator Entrepreneurship Fintech

Paga, a Pan African Fintech Firm Selected For Ping An Cloud Accelerator

Paga, a Pan-African fintech firm has been selected for the fourth Cohort of the Ping An Cloud Accelerator programme. Ping

PalmPay
Africa Fintech Funding

Nigeria Fintech Startup PalmPay Launches $260k COVID-19 Support Fund

PalmPay, a Nigerian fintech startup has announced the launch of PalmPay CARES, a $260,000 (N100 million) humanitarian response plan to

M-Pesa
Acquisition Business Fintech

Vodacom and Safaricom Buy Out Vodafone in M-Pesa Deal

Vodacom and Safaricom are now the 100% owners of M-Pesa after they bought the shares of Vodafone. Safaricom was a

Paga
Business Fintech Payment

Fintech Giants Paga and Flutterwave Open up Their Payment Gateways to Over 14 million Customers

Paga has partnered with Flutterwave have opened up their payment gateways to support simple and secure one-click payments for Paga wallet

JUMO
Fintech Funding Venture Capital

SA Fintech Startup JUMO Scores $55 Million to Support Expansion Into Nigeria and Other Markets

JUMO, a South African fintech startup has raised  US$55 million in debt and equity funding to accelerate the startup’s expansion

Carbon
Financial Inclusion Fintech Payment

Carbon (Paylater) Launches USSD Service to Boost Financial Inclusion

Carbon formerly Paylater, has launched a USSD service to make it easier for Nigerians with limited access to smartphones or