PocketApp
Ecommerce Fintech Payment

Abeg Rebrands to PocketApp, Secures Approval in Principle to Operate as a Mobile Money Firm

Abeg, a Nigerian social commerce platform, has rebranded to Pocket by Piggyvest-PocketApp and has received Approval in Principle from The

Kune Food
Marketplace Startup

Kenyan On-demand Food Marketplace, Kune Shuts Down

Kune Food, a Kenya on-demand food marketplace, has shut down after less than a year of operations. This was announced

Fido
Fintech

Ghanaian Fintech Firm Fido Raises $30m for African Expansion

Fido, a Ghana-based fintech startup, has completed a $30 million Series A financing round led by Fortissimo Capital with the participation

Afropolitan
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Afropolitan Secures $2.1m Funding to Build Digital Nation For Africans

Afropolitan, a startup that wants to build a digital nation for Africans, has raised pre-seed funding of $2.1 million.  Founded

EGYPT’S ON-DEMAND DIGITAL WAREHOUSING PLATFORM KHAZENLY SECURES $2.5 MILLION SEED FUND
Digital Funding Logistics

Egypt’s On-Demand Digital Warehousing Platform Khazenly Secures $2.5 Million Seed Fund

Khazenly, the Cairo-based on-demand digital warehousing and fulfilment platform, announces its successful seed fundraise of $2.5 million.  The funding round

MFS Africa
Africa Fintech Funding Investment Payment

MFS Africa Announces $100m Extension of its Series C

MFS Africa, Africa’s largest digital payments network, has announced that it has secured an additional US$100 million in equity and

Chari
Acquisition Fintech News

Moroccan Fintech, Chari Acquires Ivorian B2B e-Commerce Startup Diago

Chari, a Moroccan B2B e-commerce and fintech startup, has announced that it has acquired a 100% stake in Diago, an

Endeavor Nigeria
Report

Africa’s Tech Ecosystem is Poised for Exponential Growth-Endeavor Nigeria Report

A new report from Endeavor Nigeria, a community of high-impact entrepreneurs in Nigeria, has stated that Africa’s technology ecosystem is set

Ukheshe
Payment

Ukheshe Launches First Certification-free Tap-on-Phone Payment Solution

Ukheshe Technologies, the South African embedded finance enabler, has announced the launch of the very first tap-on-phone payment solution that requires

B2MC
Competition Startup

Meet Winners of Bridge To MassChallenge Nigeria

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and MassChallenge have announced the three winners of the Bridge to MassChallenge Nigeria