Flutterwave
Payment

Flutterwave Launches Send App in the United States and Canada

Flutterwave, Africa’s payments technology company, has launched its Send App in the United States and Canada. The Send App enables people in the African

Seedstars
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Seedstars and Fondation Botnar Launch $20M Youth Wellbeing Fund

Seedstars Capital, an alternative investment platform focused on supporting emerging fund managers, has partnered with Fondation Botnar, a Swiss philanthropic

Acasia Ventures
Venture Capital

Acasia Ventures Opens Office in Lagos

Acasia Ventures, the venture capital investment arm of Acasia Group, has launched a new office in Lagos, Nigeria. This is

Visa
Accelerator Fintech

Visa Announces Launch of Africa Fintech Accelerator Program

Visa has announced the launch of the new Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator program to help enable Africa’s expanding start-up community

ThriveAgric
AgricTech

ThriveAgric Supports 500,000 Smallholder Farmers to Boost Food Production in Africa

ThriveAgric, an agritech company in Nigeria, has today released its 2022 Impact Report reiterating its mission to build the largest

Fawry
News

Fawry Partners With Infobip to Enhance Electronic Payment Services

Fawry, Egypt’s payments and fintech company, has partnered with Infobip, a global cloud communications platform, to enable payments through META

Africa’s Business Heroes
Startup

Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Competition 2023 Extends Application Deadline to May 17

Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, a philanthropic initiative sponsored by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy, has extended

Vesicash
Fintech

Nigerian Fintech, Vesicash Expands to New African Markets

Vesicash, a Nigerian-based financial technology startup, has announced its expansion to key African markets and the launch of its Merchant

Appointment

Curacel Appoints Adam Jones to its Advisory Board to Support Growth

Curacel, African insurance infrastructure provider, has announced the appointment of Adam Jones, the Chief of Staff at Pie Insurance, to

Opportunik
Venture Capital

Opportunik Launches African and Diasporan-Focused Investment Fund

Opportunik, a private wealth fund giving Africans and Diasporans access to global investments, announced today that it will launch its