Chipper Cash
Fintech Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Chipper Cash Raises $100m Funding

Chipper Cash, the cross-border payment startup has raised a $100 million Series C investment led by SVB Capital Ventures. Others

Kuda
Fintech Payment

Kuda Microfinance Bank Passes One Million Customer Base

Kuda Technologies, a digital-led bank, recently revealed that its Nigeria subsidiary – Kuda Microfinance Bank – has amassed over one

JICA
Accelerator Startup

8 Nigerian Startups Join JICA NINJA Accelerator Programme

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic activities shrank on a global scale. A drastic decrease in revenue generation

Egyptian Startups
Funding Investment Startup

10 Egyptian Startups Raise $55.3mln in 2021

A total of 10 Egyptian startups have raised about $55.3m since the beginning of 2021, according to online startup platform

Facebook
Facebook Social Media

Facebook Africa launches ‘Made by Africa, Loved by the World’ Ahead of Africa Day

As part of its celebration around ‘Africa Day’ on 25th May, Facebook today announced the launch of its global campaign

MTN Nigeria
Report Telecom

MTN Nigeria Loses 5 Million Subscribers in 1st Quarter of 2021

MTN Nigeria lost 5 million subscribers in the first quarter of 2021. The telecom giant ended the first three months

Aza Finance
Acquisition

AZA Finance Expands into South Africa With Acquisition of Exchange4Free

AZA Finance (formerly BitPesa) has agreed to acquire cross-border payments specialist Exchange4Free, marking the latest in a wave of consolidation

MSMEs
Entrepreneurship SMEs

Meet MSMEs Selected For MTN’s Accelerator Programme, Y’ello 200

In the past five years, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria, have contributed an estimated 48% to the

Flutterwave
Fintech News Payment

Flutterwave Named in First-ever List of TIME100 Most Influential Companies in the World

Flutterwave, the billion-dollar Nigerian fintech company, has been recognised as a Pioneer in the first-ever list of the TIME100 most

MTN
Banking MTN Telecom

Update on Banking Channel Partners’ Dispute and Expansion of Channel Network

Following the temporary suspension of sales of MTN products through our banking channel partners on April 2, 2021, services were