Smile Identity
RegTech Technology

Smile Identity Expands its Identity Verification Services to Uganda

Smile Identity, the provider of ID verification, document verification, and digital KYC compliance solutions in Africa, has expanded to Uganda. The startup

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,

Payday
Accelerator Entrepreneurship Fintech Payment

Pan-African Fintech Startup, Payday Becomes First Rwandan Company to Join Techstars

Payday, a Pan-African Fintech startup, founded by Nigerian entrepreneur, Favour Ori has become the first Rwandan company to join Techstars

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

Sendbox
Funding Investment Logistics

Nigeria’s Sendbox Raises $1.8m to Digitise Deliveries For African SMEs

Sendbox, the Nigeria-based e-commerce fulfillment platform, has today announced the completion of a $1.8 million seed round from investors including

Rent Small Small
PropertyTech

Nigerian Propertytech Startup Rent Small Small Joins Techstars Toronto

Rent Small Small, a Nigerian property technology startup, has been accepted to join the Techstars Toronto Accelerator Programme starting this

Sparkle
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Sparkle Closes $3.1m Seed Round From an all-Nigerian Group of Investors

Sparkle, a mobile-first digital bank, has raised an oversubscribed seed round of $3.1 million from an all-Nigerian group of investors

Eden Life
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Eden Life Raises $1.4m Seed Round to Build Out Home Services App For Africans

Eden Life, a Nigerian home services app for scheduling food, laundry and cleaning services, has completed a $1.4m Seed round,

Klasha
Fintech Payment Product Launch

Klasha Expands to Ghana to Facilitate Online Commerce and Cross-border Payments

Klasha, a Lagos-based cross-border company building technology infrastructure for cross-border commerce in Africa, has announced its launch in Ghana. The

LEO
Artificial Intelligence Technology

UBA’s LEO Continues to Evolve, Remains Smartest Banking Chatbot

 …Crosses 3 million user mark Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has in the last three