Businesses
Funding SMEs

ProfitShare Partners Secures $5m From SA SME Fund to Provide Capital to SMEs

ProfitShare Partners has announced that it has secured R100 million ($5 million) from the South Africa SME Fund. This will

Lupiya
Fintech Funding Investment

Enygma Ventures Invests $1m in Zambian-Based Microfinance Startup, Lupiya

Enygma Ventures has made a $1 million investment in Zambian based microfinance startup, Lupiya. This investment will enable Lupiya to

Segun Agbaje
Appointment Leadership People

GTB’s MD, Segun Agbaje Joins PepsiCo Board Of Directors

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Trust Bank, Segun Agbaje has been elected into the PepsiCo Board

Helios
Africa Funding Investment

CDC Group Invests With $100m Helios IV Fund

CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution, and a leading impact investor, has invested $100 million in Helios Investors IV,

FCMB
Africa AgricTech

Apply: FCMB Agritech EPIC Pitch 2020

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) in partnership with Passion Incubator has announced and opened application for the FCMB Agritech EPIC

Hushpuppi
Government Internet

Hushpuppi Appears in Court in US, Faces 20-Year Jail Term if Convicted

Hushpuppi has made his maiden appearance in court in Chicago after being extradited to the United States of American to

Honoris United Universities
Acquisition Education

Honoris United Universities Acquires Nile University of Nigeria

Honoris United Universities, Africa’s first and largest pan-African network of private higher education institutions has announced its expansion into West

OPay
Business Digital Payment Ride-hailing

OPay’s Super App Plans Disrupted As Opera-owned Firm Shuts Down ORide, OCar and OExpress

OPay, the Opera-owned fintech firm, has announced that it is pausing some of its O-businesses including ORide, OCar, and OExpress;

FCMB
Insurtech

FCMB Pensions to Acquire 96% Stake in AIICO Pensions

FCMB Pensions has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a 96 percent stake of AIICO Pensions

Western Union
Digital Payment

South Africa’s Mama Money Expands Global Reach With Western Union

Western Union and Mama Money, a rapidly growing international money transfer company, have joined forces to enable the customers of the