At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic activities shrank on a global scale. A drastic decrease in revenue generation caused many private companies to downsize or change business strategies.
Nigerian fintech startup, Flutterwave has been named in the CNBC Disruptor 50 list.
It is the only African company named in the list which has Stripe, Airtable, Clubhouse, Robinhood amongst
In a recently released blog post, Nigerian Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) startup, Termii has officially announced its expansion to Ivory Coast.
In the statement, it said, “We’re
Launching a fintech startup is about to get more difficult in Nigeria, due to CBN’s new capital requirements ₦4bn (Four Billion Naira) for payment companies. In a circular released
Mozare3, a Giza-based Agri-fintech startup that helps farmers sell their farm produce, has secured an undisclosed seven-figure investment in a pre-seed funding round led by Algebra Ventures and Disruptech Ventures.
Applications are currently open for the Uganda Green Enterprise Finance Accelerator (UGEFA) program, a four-year European Union (EU)-funded project that provides green businesses with customized loans and direct acceleration
Over the last few weeks, the Egyptian startup space has witnessed increased funding activities. From Telda’s impressive $5million pre-seed raise to Bosta and Homzmart securing huge amounts in their
Tays, an Egypt-based social and professional networking startup has secured an undisclosed seven-figure pre-seed funding from Angel Investors within the country’s startup ecosystem.
Founded by Sherif Bacheet in 2020,
Mono, a YC backed fintech startup working to improve financial inclusion and connectivity in Africa has raised $2million in seed funding.
The company which says it is building the Plaid
Today, Startup Circles, an innovative practical business school that helps startup founders scale their business and become investor-ready has secured R2.1-million ($150k) in funding from US Venture Capital fund,
On Tuesday, Polaris bank, a leading financial institution in Nigeria launched its own digital bank – VULTe.
At the well-attended unveiling ceremony which took place at the Eko Hotel, Lagos, and
MTN South Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services has announced a $2 million partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to expand its Mobile Money (MoMo)
