Nigeria
Wabi2b launches in Nigeria to digitise traditional trade channels
Adagunodo, country manager, Wabi Nigeria Wabi, an ecommerce ecosystem that seeks to transform the way consumers buy their products, has launched Wabi2b in Nigeria to ...
South Africa
South Africa’s tech marketplace, OfferZen raises $5,200,000 from Base Capital
South African startup, OfferZen has raised $5,200,000 Series A funding from South African investment company, Base Capital. OfferZen will leverage the investment to ...
Africa
Algerian transport startup Yassir raises $30m Series A funding round
Algerian on-demand transport platform Yassir has raised a US$30 million Series A funding round to allow it to grow in existing markets and ...
Kenya
Kenya: ViewTech gets CBK nod to take on M-Pesa
Nairobi-based electronic payments firm ViewTech has been authorised by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to facilitate in-person payments through the mobile phone ...
Kenya
Kenya: Digital lenders cut credit to Kenyans after CBK directive
Digital lenders have reduced lending by nearly half to shield themselves from higher defaults. This is after the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) ...
Nigeria
Octamile secures $500k pre-seed to offer digital infrastructure for insurance providers in Nigeria
Octamile, a startup that offers infrastructure solutions for the provision of digital insurance in Nigeria, has secured $500,000 in pre-seed funding to launch fully, after ...
Innovation
Kenya: UNICEF and Liquid Intelligent Technologies launch a partnership to help Giga bridge the digital divide in Africa
The partnership will initially focus on Kenya but will aim to incorporate other Liquid markets over time UNICEF and Liquid Intelligent Technologies (www.Liquid.Tech), ...
Innovation
Tanzania: Zanzibar saves 23bn/ – for Crafting Own Electronic Payment System
ZANZIBAR has saved over 23bn/- in establishment of the government’s electronic payment system, Minister of State in the President’s Office, Finance and Planning ...
Egypt
Egypt fintech startup KlickIt secures investment from EFG Finance and Camel Ventures
KlickIt, an Egypt fintech has raised its first funding round in an investment led by EFG Finance and Camel Ventures – the venture capital arm ...
South Africa
SA crypto exchange ChainEX launches own stablecoin, CZAR
ChainEX, a South Africa crypto exchange has announced its own stablecoin and listing, CZAR – which is pegged on the South African Rand ...