NowNow
Fintech Funding Investment Payment Venture Capital

Nigeria’s NowNow Secures $13m Seed Funding

NowNow Digital Systems, a Nigerian fintech startup, has raised a $13 million seed round to boost financial inclusion across Africa

Endure Capital
Venture Capital

Egyptian Venture Capital Firm, Endure Capital Closes First Round of $50m Fund

Endure Capital, the Egyptian venture capital firm, has announced that it has completed the first close of its new $50

Jumia
Ecommerce

Zipline and Jumia join forces to Launch Drone Delivery in Ghana

Jumia and Zipline have announced today a collaboration to deploy automated, on-demand delivery for e-commerce in Africa. The pilot program

Moove
Partnership

Moove Partners Uber UK to Bring Electric Vehicles to London

Moove, an African startup with a growing global customer base of mobility entrepreneurs, has launched in Europe with a 100%

Flutterwave
Payment

Flutterwave Secures Switching and Processing License, Nigeria’s Highest Payments Processing License

Flutterwave, an African payments technology company, has been granted a Switching and Processing License by the Central Bank of Nigeria

Funding Investment Payment Venture Capital

Duplo Secures $4.3m Seed Funding to Transform Business-to-Business Payments in Nigeria

 Duplo, a business-to-business payment platform that makes it easier for African businesses of all sizes to pay each other, has

Moove
Partnership

Moove Signs MoU With MUFG and Suzuki to Promote Financial Inclusion for Mobility Gig Workers

Moove, the world’s first mobility fintech, has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] with MUFG, one of the

Pezesha
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Pezesha Secures $11m Pre-series A Funding to Grow its Embedded Finance Platform

Pezesha, a pan-African embedded finance fintech, has raised $11 million in pre-series A investment. The round was a mix of $6

Tech
Technology

Tech Trends: What The Rest of 2022 Has in Store For The Industry

Since the beginning of 2022, several trends have emerged as newsworthy front-runners. CTO Wayne Yan and architect Saša Slankamenac at South

Microsoft
Appointment

Microsoft Appoints New Head For its Kenya Operations

Microsoft has appointed Phyllis Migwi as the Kenya Country Manager. Phyllis has an excellent track record as a leader and