Stitch
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

South African API Fintech, Stitch Raises $2m, Expands to Nigeria

Stitch, a South Africa API fintech startup, has announced that it has raised a $2 million seed extension and expanded

Amitruck
Logistics Partnership

Kenya’s Amitruck Partners With IMFact to Impact Africa’s Logistics Ecosystem

Amitruck, a Kenyan digital logistics company, has partnered with IMFact, a Smart Finance alternative to traditional bank lending for Kenyan

Union54
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Zambian Fintech Startup, Union54 Raises $3m to Scale its Team and Expand Customer Base

Union54, a Zambian fintech startup, backed by Y Combinator, has closed a $3 million seed round led by Tiger Global.

Flutterwave
Fintech Money Transfer Partnership Payment

Flutterwave Enables New Europe-Africa Payment Corridors via Stellar

Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) announced that Flutterwave has launched two new remittance corridors between Europe and Africa on the Stellar network. Working with TEMPO, Flutterwave is leveraging

Vendease
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Online Food Marketplace For Restaurants, Vendease Secures $3.2m Funding Led by Global Founders Capital

Vendease, an online marketplace that allows restaurants and other food businesses to buy supplies from manufacturers and farms, has raised

Brass
Funding

Nigerian Fintech Startup, Brass Secures $1.7m to Provide Premium Banking Services to SMEs

Brass, a Nigerian fintech startup, has secured a $1.7 million investment to address the banking needs of local entrepreneurs, traders,

MFS Africa
Acquisition Fintech

MFS Africa Expands into Nigeria With Acquisition of Baxi

MFS Africa, the pan-African cross-border payments startup, has expanded into Nigeria with the acquisition of Baxi, one of Nigeria’s leading

Ukheshe
Fintech Payment

Ukheshe, Telkom and Engen Partner to Make Tipping of Petrol Attendant Seamless

Ukheshe technologies, Telkom and Engen have collaborated to create the QR solution which allows motorists to tip attendants and cashiers

Wapi Pay
Appointment Fintech People

Wapi Pay Board Appoints Interim CEO As Co-founders Step Aside

The Board of Directors of Wapi Pay has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Kariuki as the interim Chief Executive Officer

Wapi Pay
Social Media

Wapi Pay Loses Key Investor After Co-founders Were Caught on Camera Assaulting Women

Paul Ndichu and Eddie Ndichu aka the Ndichu twins, who are the co-founders of Kenyan-based fintech Wapi Pay; have been reportedly