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

Asante
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Asante Closes $7.5m Series A Funding to Close the Gap in MSME Lending in Africa

Asante Financial Services, an Africa-focused fintech, has raised Series A investment to scale its credit offerings to the underserved segment of

Mono
Fintech Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Mono Raises $15m Series A Funding Led by Tiger Global

Mono, a Nigerian API fintech startup, has raised a $15 million Series A funding round led by Tiger Global.  The round

Vaccine
Health

WHO Approves World First Malaria Vaccine

The World Health Organization has approved the rollout of the first malaria vaccine. The RTS,S vaccine, also known as Mosquirix, was developed

Klasha
Fintech Funding Investment Payment Startup Venture Capital

Klasha Secures $2.4m in Seed Funding to Build Technology For Cross-border Commerce in Africa

Klasha, a fintech startup building borderless payments for e-commerce in Africa, has announced that it has raised $2.4 million in

Google
Africa Funding

Google to Invest $1bn Over 5 Years to Support Digital Transformation in Africa

Google has announced plans to invest $1 billion over 5 years to support Africa’s digital transformation. The investment focuses on

Sendy
Funding Investment Mobility Venture Capital

Sendy Joins Mobility 54 & Saviu Ventures to Invest in Kamtar, a Digital Logistics Platform in West Africa

Following a $20 million raise by Sendy, the Kenyan on-demand logistics startup has joined Mobility 54 and Saviu Ventures to

Facebook
Accelerator Facebook Social Media

Facebook Announces Winners of 2021 Community Accelerator Program in Africa

Facebook has selected 13 winners for the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Program. The Facebook community leaders from Nigeria, South Africa,

Airtel
Payment

Airtel Money, Flutterwave Partner to Expand Payment Options For Eastern African Businesses

Airtel Money has announced a partnership with Flutterwave to expand Airtel Money’s services to businesses across Eastern Africa. Through the