Ecobank
Fintech

APPLY: Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2023

Ecobank has announced the launch of the 2023 edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge which aims to contribute to the

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

AWS
News

AWS Selects 25 Startups For Its First ‘Fintech In Africa’ Accelerator

Twenty-five African fintech startups have been selected for the first Amazon Web Services (AWS) FinTech Africa Accelerator cohort. This inaugural

e4
Acquisition

Fintech Specialist e4 Acquired by Consortium Led by Infinite Partners

e4, a South African fintech specialist, has announced its acquisition by a consortium of private equity investors, led by an

M-KOPA
News

Fintech M-KOPA Raises $250m to Scale High-impact Business Across Africa

M-KOPA, a fintech platform, has announced that it has closed over $250 mill in new debt and equity funding to

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

AWS
Accelerator

Apply: Amazon Web Services (AWS) Fintech Africa Accelerator

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched AWS Fintech Africa Accelerator for African fintech companies. The equity-free program supports early-stage startups

YMO
Payment

YMO, Guinean Fintech Startup, Secures €3m in Seed to Accelerate Financial Inclusion in West Africa

YMO, a Franco-Guinean start-up, has closed a new funding round led by Breega and INCO Ventures to accelerate the deployment

Kwara
News

Kenyan Fintech Startup, Kwara Bags $3m Seed Extension

Kwara, a Kenyan fintech digitising credit unions, has secured a $3 million seed extension. The latest funding round had the

Fintech
Fintech

Nigerian Fintech Companies Raise $1.2bn in 2022

Nigerian Fintech companies secured a venture capital funding of $1.2 billion in 2022, followed by Kenyan fintech firms which raised