Startup
Senegal: Chargel raises $2.5 million to accelerate growth in Francophone Africa
Chargel, a Senegalese logistics start-up that connects truckers and shippers, announced on Thursday, April 20, the success of a $2.5 million funding round. ...
Africa
African startups invited to apply for Stanford Seed programme
African startups are invited to apply for the Stanford Seed Transformation Programme, which aims to help established businesses further scale. The Seed Transformation Programme is ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: proptech HouseAfrica raises $400,000 to grow its team
Nigerian proptech HouseAfrica has announced the successful completion of a $400,000 funding round. The operation was led by investors such as Future Africa, ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Kredete Launches AI-Powered Lending Platform to Deepen Credit Access for Nigerians
Nigerian fintech startup, Kredete, has officially launched its lending platform to deepen accessibility to formal credit, financial education, and innovative financial solutions. The ...
South Africa
South Africa: South Africa’s Second Largest Online Payment Gateway, Peach Payments, Secures $31 Million in Series A Funding
Peach Payments, a fintech startup from South Africa, has secured $31 million in Series A funding led by Apis Partners, with the aim ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Nigerian crypto payment startup shuts down, offers IP for sale
Nigerian crypto and Web3 company Lazerpay announced on April 13 that it is shutting down its operations. According to a statement released on Twitter by ...
Startup
Zambia: Lupiya, a Zambian fintech that began with $500, has captured the attention of a US Vice President amid a $5 million funding round.
During her recent trip to Zambia, US Vice President Kamala Harris noticed a Zambian fintech company called Lupiya. Lupiya has been a big ...
Africa
Africa: VC4A Venture promotes creativity in Africa and puts entrepreneurs in touch with investors.
VC4A is excited to announce the call for applications for the VC4A Venture Showcase Africa – 2023, a yearly accelerator program highlighting high-growth, ...
Global
Global: AMLYZE and Skaleet in a partnership to bolster FinCrime prevention to the new level among financial institutions
AMLYZE, a fast-developing RegTech startup that helps fintechs, banks, crypto businesses and other regulated entities fight financial crime and avoid painful regulatory fines, ...
Africa
Africa: PaySika partners with Visa to bring payment innovations to Central Africa
PaySika, the financial Super App for consumers in Francophone Africa, has announced that it is joining Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program. This collaboration ...
