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

Grey
Funding Investment Payment Venture Capital

Grey Raises $2M to Simplify Cross-border Payments Across Africa

Grey, a fintech for sending and receiving foreign payments for Africans, has raised $2 million in seed funding. The service

Subsbase
Funding Investment Startup

Egypt’s SubsBase, a Subscription Management Platform, Secures $2.4m Seed Round

SubsBase, an Egyptian subscription and recurring revenue management platform catering to the MENA region, has successfully closed its seed round

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

valU
Acquisition

Egyptian BNPL, valU Acquires Fintech Company Paynas

valU, an Egyptian Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) fintech startup, has acquired 100% of Paynas, a full-fledged employee management and benefits company

Google
Payment

Google Wallet Debuts in South Africa

Google has announced the launch of Google Wallet in South Africa. What this means is that South Africans can now

ArabyAds
Funding Investment

ArabyAds Secures $30m Pre-Series B Funding Round From AfricInvest For Global Expansion

ArabyAds, the AdTech company in the MENA region, has raised US$30 Million in a Pre-Series B funding round from AfricInvest,

Ukheshe
Fintech Partnership

Ukheshe and Paycorp Boost Cardless Cash Withdrawals at Cash Express branded ATMs

More cardless ATMs with greater functionality are now available to more people thanks to the ongoing partnership between leading fintech

ANKA
Appointment

ANKA Appoints Meta Director & Global Head of Luxury, Morin Oluwole as Strategic Advisor

ANKA, the all-in-one solution for selling anywhere, shipping globally and receiving payments quickly, has announced the appointment of Morin Oluwole

Microtraction
Venture Capital

Microtraction Announces First Close of its Community Fund for Early-stage African Startups

Microtraction, an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in African tech entrepreneurs at the pre-seed stage, has announced a $15