interswitch
Africa Business Fintech Payment

Interswitch Plans to List its Shares in Lagos & London As it Hires JPMorgan for IPO

Interswitch, a Nigeria-based payments firm, has hired advisers to revive plans for a stock-market listing in London and Lagos later

Carbon
Africa Fintech Guest Post Payment People SMEs

Chijioke Dozie of Carbon: Exploring Africa’s Fintech Success Story

Chijioke Dozie is the CEO and co-founder, Carbon. Here, Dozie takes a look into the dynamic African fintech landscape, as well as

VertoFX
Africa Business Fintech Funding Investment Payment Venture Capital

Nigeria’s VertoFX Secures $2M Seed Round to Make Currency Trading Seamless in Africa

VertoFX, an Africa and emerging markets-focused currency trading and payment startup has secured a $2.1 million investment led by Accelerated

Wapi Pay
Africa Business Fintech Payment

Kenyan’s Wapi Pay Signs Deal to Provide Payment Solutions Between Africa & Asia

Wapi Pay, a Kenyan fintech startup has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Singapore’s Fomo Pay to provide payment solutions

DataHack4fi
Africa Data Entrepreneurship Fintech Innovation Startup

Meet Seven Nigerian Startups That Will Pitch at Nigeria Final of DataHack4fi

Seven Nigerian startups have been selected to pitch at the Nigeria country final of Insight2impact’s DataHack for Financial Inclusion (DataHack4fi).

Lulalend
Entrepreneurship Fintech Funding Investment SMEs Venture Capital

Lulalend, a South African Digital Lender Has Raised $6.5m

Lulalend, a South African digital lender has raised a $6.5 million Series A round co-led by IFC and Quona Capital. The

Catalyst Fund
Africa Fintech Funding Payment Technology Venture Capital

3 Africa-Focused Fintechs Selected For Catalyst Fund’s 2019 Cohort

The Catalyst Fund, a JP Morgan Chase and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-backed accelerator that provides mentorship and non-equity funding

PayNas
Africa Entrepreneurship Events Fintech SMEs

Egypt’s Fintech Startup PayNas Wins $50k at Seamless North Africa 2019 Pitch Competition

PayNas, an HR & payroll management startup based in Egypt has won the first place at Seamless North Africa 2019

Kuda
Business Entrepreneurship Fintech Payment

Kudimoney Becomes Kuda After Securing CBN License

Kudimoney, a leading Nigeria Fintech company has metamorphosed into Kuda after being granted a license by the Central Bank of

Inlaks
Africa Entrepreneurship Fintech Insurtech Startup

$12000 Up For Grabs in Inlaks TheHatch InsurTech Hackathon Challenge

In a bid to bring innovative solutions to the Fintech industry and pave the way for young technology entrepreneurs, leading