FairMoney
Acquisition

FairMoney Acquires Payforce

FairMoney has acquired Payforce, a merchant payment collection and financial services distribution platform. The latter will now be known as PayForce

Naspers
Venture Capital

Naspers Shuts Down Naspers Foundry, its SA Focused VC Arm

Naspers has shut down Naspers Foundry, its $100 million South Africa-focused venture capital fund. Despite the closure, Naspers says it

Andela
Acquisition

Andela Acquires Qualified to Identify, Qualify and Certify Engineers

Andela, the African-founded global network for remote technical talent, has acquired Qualified, the technical skills assessment platform to identify, qualify, and

Cross Switch Ghana
Fintech Payment

Cross Switch Ghana Receives Approval to Operate as an Enhanced Payment Service Provider

Cross Switch Ghana, a payment service provider, has announced it has obtained approval from the Bank of Ghana to operate

Scam
Cyber security

The Anatomy of a Scam: Psychological Tricks Payment Fraudsters Use to Get Their Way

The rise in finance and accounting cybercrime and scam through phishing and Business Email Compromise (BEC) has made headlines with massive implications

Yellow Card
Cryptocurrency

Yellow Card Adds New Digital Assets to the App

Yellow Card, a cryptocurrency marketplace, has announced the launch of an additional five coins to the app. With the additional

Sofri
Financial Services

Sofri Rewards Customers With 1 Million Naira

Sofri, (powered by Links Microfinance Bank), a fintech in Nigeria, recently flagged off its weekly raffle draw “Sofri 10k awoof

Flutterwave
News

Flutterwave Dismisses Reports of Losing 2.9bn to Hackers

Flutterwave, the African payments firm, has dismissed reports that it lost a whopping sum of  ₦2,949,557,867 to hackers. Flutterwave said

Fawry
Partnership Payment

Fawry Announces Partnership With Syrve to Provide a One-stop Restaurant Management Solution in Egypt

Fawry, the Egyptian e-payments solutions and banking services provider, has announced its latest partnership with the all-in-one restaurant management system

Google
Startup

Apply for the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund 2023

Applications for the third cohort of the Black Founders Fund for Startup powered by Google has now opened in Africa