MEST Africa
Startup

Meet 5 Startups Selected For MEST Africa Challenge Grand Finale

MEST Africa has announced the five startups that have been selected for the grand finale of the 2022 MEST Africa

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

Twitter
Acquisition

Elon Musk Fires Twitter CEO After Completion of $44b Acquisition

Elon Musk has reportedly fired top executives of Twitter after the completion of the $44 billion takeover. The sacked executives

BFA Global
Job

BFA Global and Mercy Corps Jobtech Alliance Announce Launch of Startup Accelerator Programs to Improve Livelihoods in Africa

Steered by Mercy Corps and BFA Global, the Jobtech Alliance, an ecosystem-building initiative around inclusive jobtech in Africa, today announced

Orange
Startup

Orange Names Winners of 12th Annual Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East

Orange has announced the winners of the 12th annual Orange Social Venture Prize (OSVP) in Africa and the Middle East.

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

Mastercard
Partnership

Mastercard, Cellulant Partner to Empower Millions of Consumers Across Africa to Join the Global Digital Commerce Market

Mastercard and Cellulant have partnered to allow millions of Cellulant customers across Africa to shop and pay online with global

Ukheshe
Fintech Partnership

Ukheshe and Gratifii Partnership Marries Payments and Rewards Solutions For Powerful Embedded Finance

Ukheshe, a fintech enablement partner, continues to execute its ongoing partnership agreement with enterprise loyalty and rewards company Gratifii. The agreement

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