Startup
Nigerian fintech startup Carbon launches social banking service
Nigerian fintech startup Carbon has launched Carbon Express, a keyboard extension that allows customers to access its services from within whatever app they ...
Startup
Taking Indoor Farming to the next level -Agtech Startups Offer Scalable Solutions
With a growing global population, food scarcity is a real concern. Estimates suggest that farms will need to boost production by some 70 ...
Startup
HoBee Initiative wins the LBS MBA Entrepreneurship Contest, to pocket grand prize up to $2 million
HoBee Initiative, a platform that allows individuals to share unwanted items with others to improve savings and reduce waste, has won the grand ...
Startup
UK fintech Fly Now Pay Later lands £35m Series A
Fly Now Pay Later, a UK-based fintech which allows people to spread out the cost of their holiday trips have landed £35 million ...
Startup
PwC Urges Banks, Fintechs to Strengthen Digital Infrastructure
A leading global audit firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), has called on the federal government and stakeholders in the Nigerian financial sub-sector to encourage initiatives ...
Startup
South African agric-tech investment company AgVentures raises $5.4M fund
AgVentures, a South African agric-tech investment company, has raised an R100million fund ($5.4m) to invest in companies building tech solutions for food production ...
Regulatory
Singapore’s financial regulator unveils $87.8m fintech care package
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced a SGD 125 million ($87.8 million) coronavirus care package for its country’s financial and fintech ...
Startup
Nigerian fintech super-connector Okra receives $1 million pre-seed investment from TLcom Capital
Nigerian fintech platform Okra has secured a $1 million pre-seed fundraise from TLcom Capital, strengthening its push to build the infrastructure for Africa’s next ...
Startup
Nigerian agri-tech startup Farmcrowdy moves into e-commerce with Foods platform
Nigerian agri-tech startup Farmcrowdy has ventured into the e-commerce space with the launch of Farmcrowdy Foods, a one-stop digital marketplace that allows consumers ...
Africa
Catalyst Fund welcomes four African investors into its exclusive fintech fold
Catalyst Fund, the global inclusive fintech accelerator managed by BFA Global, today welcomed six leading fintech investment firms into its fold which already ...