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

YMO
Payment

YMO, Guinean Fintech Startup, Secures €3m in Seed to Accelerate Financial Inclusion in West Africa

YMO, a Franco-Guinean start-up, has closed a new funding round led by Breega and INCO Ventures to accelerate the deployment

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

Stitch
Payment

Stitch Launches CashPay For Cash Payments in South Africa

Stitch, the South African payments infrastructure company, has announced the launch of its latest payment method, CashPay. This allows businesses

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

Releaf
AgricTech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Releaf, a Nigerian Agritech Startup Receives a $250k Investment From Plesion Capital

Releaf, a Nigerian agritech company, has raised a $250,000 investment from Plesion Capital, a social impact venture capital firm. Releaf’s

Edtech
Accelerator Edtech

Apply for the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship Program

The Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship Program is an EdTech specialised venture support program uniquely designed for high-growth and high-impact companies addressing pressing

Envisionit Deep AI
Funding Health Investment

South Africa Envisionit Deep AI Secures $1.65mn Investment to Accelerate Access to Healthcare Across Africa

Envisionit Deep AI®, a South African health-tech startup, has raised $ 1.65 million from New GX Ventures SA with an

Consumers
Ecommerce

Shopping For Sustainability: Online Stores and e-commerce Merchants Answer Growing Consumer Demand

While 92% of South Africans say sustainability is important to them, only 58% claim to live sustainably according to a 2022 study by global