Goodwell
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Goodwell Enters Ugandan Market Agent Banking Company Investment

Goodwell Investments, an impact investor financing inclusive growth in emerging markets, has announced its recent investment in the Agent Banking Company

Omnisient
Fintech

Omnisient Wins Finovate’s 2024 Excellence in Financial Inclusion Award

Omnisient, a privacy-preserving data collaboration, has been awarded the globally recognised Finovate 2024 Excellence in Financial Inclusion Award. Omnisient was the only African fintech

Wattnow
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Wattnow Secures Funding Led by Lateral Frontiers, 216 Capital and Satgana

Wattnow, a Climate tech startup specialising in energy management systems, announced today the successful closing of a multi-million dollar funding

Fido
Fintech Funding Investment Payment

Digital Financial Services Platform, Fido Secures $30m in Debt & Equity Funding

Fido, a Ghanaian digital financial services platform, has raised $30 million in debt and equity funding. The equity part ($20

Ecommerce Funding

Kenyan E-commerce Startup, Chpter Secures $1.2m to Empower Businesses to Sell More Via Social Platforms

Chpter, a Kenyan e-commerce startup, has raised $1.2 million in a pre-seed round. The company will use the new funding

Flutterwave
News

Flutterwave Acquires Payment Systems License in Uganda

Flutterwave, a payments technology company, has received a Payment Systems Operator (PSO) license from the Bank of Uganda. This adds

Kola Aina
Appointment

Venture Platform’s Kola Aina Joins EFInA Board

Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA) Limited has announced the appointment of Kola Aina, Founding Partner and General Partner at Ventures Platforms,

Ecobank
Competition Fintech

Ecobank Group Announces Top Finalists for the 2024 Ecobank Fintech Challenge

Ecobank, the pan-African Bank, has announced the top finalists for the first-ever and inaugural 2024 Ecobank Fintech Challenge Hybrid Semi-Final

Gaea
Funding Venture Capital

Pepea Fund Makes First Investment in Gaea Foods Limited 

Pepea, an impact investment fund from Oxfam Novib managed by Goodwell Investments, is pleased to announce its first-ever investment in Gaea Foods Limited,

Appointment

VertoFX Appoints Austin Okpagu as Nigeria Country Manager 

VertoFX, the cross-border payments startup, has appointed Austin Okpagu as its first Country Manager for Nigeria. The move reinforces the