Egypt
Egypt B2B marketplace startup Talabeyah raises 7-figure pre-seed round
Tayabelah operates a tech-driven supply chain model working to alleviate pain points by small-scale retailers across Egypt allowing them to use Talabeyah’s digital ...
Kenya
Kenya considering adoption of digital currency
…Others are Eswatini, Ghana, Mauritius, Morocco, Rwanda, Nigeria and South Africa. The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is among seven others in Africa ...
News
Nigeria: Fidelity Bank to raise $500m from international debt capital market
Leading tier-2 lender, Fidelity Bank Plc plans investor meetings commenced on Monday, October 18 as the bank considers raising about $500 million from the international ...
Ghana
Ghana Wants to Make Its CBDC Available for Use Offline: Report
The country’s digital currency, the e-cedi, would work via the use of smart cards, according to an official at the Bank of Ghana. ...
Kenya
Kenya: Asante closes first tranche of $7.5m Series A funding to bridge the gap in MSME lending in Africa
Asante Financial Services Group (“Asante”) announces $7.5 million Series A investment anchored by Goodwell Investments with participation by other investors including Sorenson Impact ...
Ghana
Ghana: ‘Integrate Ghana Banking Code of Ethics and Business Conduct Into Digital Processes’ – Fidelity Bank Boss
The Managing Director of Fidelity Bank Ghana, Julian Kingsley Opuni, has said that Banking institutions must integrate the Ghana Banking Code of Ethics ...
Kenya
Kenya: CBK Gives Banks a Year to Effect Climate-Related Rules
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has given all banks and mortgage finance companies one year to integrate climate risk management in their ...
Africa
Liberia: Bettomax Liberia Launches Mobile Money Partnership
In an effort to maximize technology and ensure that Liberia gradually transitions to a cashless economy BETTOMAX Liberia and LoneStar cell MTN sealed ...
Africa
African startups selected to the 5th class of Techstars Toronto Accelerator
Africa-focussed startups have dominated the fifth class of TechStars Toronto occupying 8 of the 12 startups to participate in the prestigious Canada accelerator ...
Rwanda
Rwanda: Payday becomes first Rwandan firm to join Techstars
Payday, a Pan-African Fintech startup, becomes the first Rwandan company in history to join the prestigious Techstars Toronto Accelerator program. Techstars is an ...
