Partnership Payment

Paga Partners with LISNR on Ultrasonic Authentication for Contactless Payments Across Africa

Paga, a payment, and financial service company, has partnered with LISNR, a proximity verification firm, to enable contactless ultrasonic authentication

Cybersecurity
Cyber security Feature Fraud

Internal Fraud – Who Commits it and Why?

International Fraud Awareness Week is taking place from 14-20 November, highlighting an increasing problem that organisations around the world are

Safetech

South African Emergency Marketplace, AURA Closes $4m Series A Funding Round

AURA, the African-based security and medical response marketplace, has secured $4 million (R62 million) in a Series A funding round, which

Africa Health Holdings
Health Investment Startup Venture Capital

Africa Health Holdings Closes $18m Series A Funding to Expand Telemedicine Services into Nigeria and Kenya

Africa Health Holdings, an African healthcare startup, has raised $18 million in a Series A round to expand its telemedicine

Zembo
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Ugandan Electric Mobility Startup, Zembo Secures $3.4m From InfraCo Africa, DOB Equity and Mobility 54

Zembo, a Ugandan electric mobility startup, has secured a $3.4 million investment from InfraCo Africa, DOB Equity and Toyota’s Mobility 54 to

Funding Insurtech Investment Venture Capital

SA’s Root Closes $3m Seed Funding Round to Scale Low-code Insurance Platform Abroad

Root, a South African based startup building infrastructure for the digital insurance economy, has closed a $3 million seed funding

Ecobank
Fintech Startup

Ecobank Announces the Top Five Finalists in its 2021 Fintech Challenge

Ecobank Group has announced the finalists of the 2021 Ecobank Fintech Challenge. The Ecobank Fintech Challenge, in its fourth edition,

Kuda
Payment Startup

Kuda Set to Have More Control Over its Cards With Visa Partnership

Kuda Technologies has partnered with Visa to offer virtual and physical Visa cards to its customers. With the collaboration, the

Rabbit
Delivery Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egypt’s Rabbit Secures $11m Funding in Middle East & Africa’s Largest Pre-seed Round to Transform Retail

Rabbit, an Egyptian on-demand convenience delivery startup, has announced a new round of pre-seed funding of $11M—a record high for

Flutterwave
Acquisition Payment

Flutterwave Acquires Disha to Improve Digital Content Creation For Users

Flutterwave, an African payments technology company, has acquired Disha, a platform that enables digital creators to curate, sell digital content, portfolios