TikTok
Social Media TikTok

Staying Safe on TikTok: How to Avoid Being Scammed or Hacked

Launched in 2016, TikTok has 6.44 million active users currently in South Africa above the age of 18, which is no small

MoneyFellows
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Fintech Startup, Money Fellows Secures $31M In Series B Funding Round

Money Fellows, an Egyptian fintech startup, has secured $31 million in a series B funding round to boost its geographical expansion.

Ecobank
Competition Fintech

Nigeria’s Touch and Pay wins $50,000 Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2022

Ecobank Group has announced that Touch and Pay, a Nigeria-based fintech, has won the 2022 edition of the Ecobank Fintech

54gene
Appointment

Teresia Bost Appointed 54gene Interim CEO After Ene-Obong Stepped Down

Teresia Bost, General Counsel at 54gene has been appointed as interim CEO of the African genomics company after Abasi Ene-Obong

Yellow Card
Cryptocurrency Product Launch

Yellow Card Receives Crypto Licence to Operate in Botswana

Yellow Card, an African cryptocurrency startup, has received a Virtual Asset Service Provider licence to operate in Botswana. The licence, in accordance

Fintech

15 Fintech Startups Selected For LHoFT’s Startup Acceleration Program

Building on the success of the previous editions of CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa since 2018, the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology

Bumpa
Social Commerce

Nigeria’s Bumpa, Raises $4m in Seed Funding to Help Underserved SMEs Grow and Manage Their Business 

Bumpa, an emerging e-commerce startup, has announced a $4 million raise in its just-completed seed funding round.  This round was

MaxAB
Ecommerce Funding Investment

MaxAB Raises $40M Pre-series B Funding Round to Fuel Growth and Regional Expansion

MaxAB, the Egyptian food, and grocery B2B e-commerce and distribution platform, has announced the close of a $40m pre-series B

Moove
Mobility Venture Capital

Mobility Fintech Moove Raises £15m to Scale its UK Fleet of 100% EV’s

Moove, a Nigerian-founded mobility fintech and Uber’s vehicle supply partner in EMEA, has raised £15 million in financing from Emso

Maplerad
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Banking as a Service Startup, Maplerad Closes $6m Seed Funding

Maplerad, a Nigerian Banking as a Service (BaaS) startup, has raised $6 million in seed funding to acquire more customers,