Chipper Cash secures $150 million in an extension round to raise its valuation to over $2 billion
November 3, 2021
Chipper Cash, an African borderless payments company has announced a Series C extension round of…
Zambia's Union54 raises $3 million to scale its card-issuing API
October 28, 2021
Union54, a YCombinator-backed Zambian startup that issues USD virtual and physical debit cards…
Nigerian digital bank, Brass raises over $1.7 million to fuel its growth in SME Banking in Africa
October 22, 2021
Fintech in Nigeria has recorded significant wins this year, with a good deal of funding attracted…
Sparkle raises $3.1 million to position itself in the emerging banking space
October 14, 2021
With the rising wave of fintech in Africa, traditional banking as we know it may be in for a…
How Kenya is leading Africa in the mobile payments market
September 22, 2021
The mobile payments landscape in Africa is growing remarkably, especially as fintech in Africa is…
Egyptian fintech MNT-Halan raises over $120 million for growth and innovation
September 9, 2021
The vast opportunity in fintech
With COVID-19 boosting greater reliance on e-payments in various…
Mobile money tech startup, Wave, becomes Francophone Africa's first unicorn
September 8, 2021
Africa’s mobile money unicorn
In the largest Series A round in Africa, Wave, a US- and…
Will African fintech ever rule the world?
August 24, 2021
Economies around the world are experiencing a massive decline in economic indices as a result of the…
Africa's newest unicorn: OPay raises over $400 million as SoftBank makes its first bet on Africa
August 23, 2021
In a Vision Fund 2 round led by SoftBank, and participated in by Sequoia Capital China, DragonBall…
Flutterwave establishes partnership with Discover Financial Services: Increases reach to over 270 million new customers
August 20, 2021
In an announcement on Thursday, 19th of August, 2021, Flutterwave celebrated a successful…
