Zeepay
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Ghana’s Zeepay Secures $10m Series A.5 Funding Round

Zeepay, a Ghanaian fintech startup, has announced that it has raised $10 million series A.5 investment round. The medium-term debt

Funding Investment Venture Capital

DataProphet Closes $10m Investment to Lead Digital Maturity Journey For Manufacturers

DataProphet, a South African AI-as-a-Service (AIaaS) for manufacturing innovators, has announced the completion of its $10 million Series A funding

Prime Video Naija
Video Streaming

Amazon Prime Video Unveils Local Service in Nigeria

Amazon Prime Video has announced the launch of the localised version of its streaming service in Nigeria. The tech giant

Scams
Cyber security Security

Phishing and Scams Rises in Kenya, Nigeria With a 438% and 174% Increase in the Number of Detections in Each Country Respectively in Q2 2022

Kaspersky analysis has revealed that attacks related to data loss threats (phishing and scams/social engineering) increased significantly in Africa in

Tyme Bank
Acquisition

TymeBank to Acquire Fintech SME funder, Retail Capital in Bid to Bolsters its Business Banking Offering

TymeBank, South Africa’s fastest-growing digital bank, is set to bolster its business banking offering with a series of new initiatives,

Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenya’s CrewHR Becomes FaidiHR After Securing Undisclosed Funding From SprintX

Crew HR & Payroll, a Kenyan HR and paytoll startup, has rebranded to FaidiHR after it received an undisclosed amount

Youverify
RegTech

Nigerian KYC Verification Startup, Youverify, Raises $1m Seed Round Extension

Youverify, a Nigerian identity verification company helping African banks and startups automate KYC and other compliance procedures, has announced that

Lami Technologies
Funding Insurtech Investment Venture Capital

Lami Technologies Raises US$3.7mn Seed Extension 

Lami Technologies, a Kenyan insurtech startup, has raised a US$ 3.7m seed extension to expand its insurtech product across Africa.

Teraco
Business

Teraco Announces Completion of Acquisition by Digital Realty

Teraco Data Environments, the leading provider of colocation data centres and interconnection platforms in Africa, has announced the successful completion

Swvl
Acquisition Business

Zeelo and Swvl Announce Termination of Acquisition Agreement

Zeelo, a UK smart bus platform with live operations in three continents and strong growth, has announced the termination of