Moove
Fintech Mobility

African Mobility Fintech Startup, Moove Preps For Pan-African Growth With South African Expansion

Moove, an African mobility fintech startup, has announced its launch in Cape Town, South Africa; as part of its growth

Dopay
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Fintech Firm, Dopay Secures $18m Series A Round to Grow its Virtual Banking Platform

Dopay, the Egyptian fintech firm, has closed an $18 million Series A funding round led by Force Over Mass Capital,

HelloChoice
AgricTech Fintech Funding Investment

South African Agri-fintech HelloChoice Secures Investment From Standard Bank

HelloChoice, the South African agri-fintech startup, has closed a major investment from Standard Bank following several partnerships. The 25% equity

Paystack
Payment

Paystack adds Apple Pay as New Payment Gateway For Businesses to Receive Intern’l Payments

Paystack, the African payment firm acquired by Stripe, is adding Apple Pay as a new payment gateway. This means that

ZOLA ELectric
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

ZOLA Electric Secures $90m Funding to Expand into New Markets

ZOLA Electric, a renewable energy firm with operations in several African countries, has raised $90 million in debt and equity

Fintech Partnership Pay Tv

Flutterwave, 9PSB Partner to Boost Growth of Inclusive Financial Services in Nigeria

Flutterwave and 9PSB have today entered into a partnership agreement that will help facilitate seamless financial services for Nigerians. In

Acquisition

Days After Raising $20m, South Africa’s Finclusion Group Acquires Stake in HelloHR

Finclusion Group has announced the acquisition of a strategic stake in HelloHR, a South African payroll software startup. This comes

Fawry
Acquisition Fintech

Fawry Acquires Minority Stake in Social Commerce Platform Brimore

Fawry, the Egyptian e-payments solutions and banking services provider, has acquired a minority stake in Brimore, a social commerce platform

Netflix
Video Streaming

Netflix Offers Free Plan in Kenya to Attract New Subscribers

Netflix has begun offering a free mobile plan in Kenya with about one-quarter of its TV shows and movies available

Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian B2B Startup, Cartona Secures $4.5m Pre-Series A Funding

Cartona, a B2B platform connecting retailers to manufacturers and wholesalers, has closed a $4.5 million Pre-Series A fundraise led by