Global
Global: Start-up secures full banking licence
A financial services start-up with only 23,000 users of its pre-paid debit cards has won a full banking licence in the UK and ...
Kenya
Kenya: Google’s $1 billion investment to boost digital transformation for Kenyan start-ups
Kenya is set to benefit from a $1 billion investment by Google over the next five years to boost digital transformation in Africa. ...
Ghana
Ghana: Fido Raises $30 Million to Expand its Fintech Solution Across Africa
Ghanaian fintech startup, Fido, has raised $30 million equity investment and some undisclosed debt funding in a Series A round, bringing the total ...
Kenya
Kenya: 10 Kenyan startups selected for $10k Wazo Challenge
Ten Kenyan startups have been selected to take part in the Wazo Challenge run by Hindsight Ventures, where they will compete for a ...
Global
Global: Cross-border payments startup PayGlocal raises $12 million from Tiger Global, Sequoia
Payment solutions startup PayGlocal has raised $12 million in a new round of funding co-led by Tiger Global and Sequoia Capital India. BeeNext and angel investors like Pine Labs ...
Global
Global: ReturnGO completes $6.5 million Seed round for e-commerce returns and exchanges
The Israeli startup has developed a machine-learning-based platform that enables efficient management of returns and exchanges for products purchased online Israeli startup ReturnGO ...
Global
Global: Ashman wins UK banking licence
Ashman Finance, a startup offering savings accounts to personal customers and lending to SMEs in the commercial real estate property market, has been ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Nigerian Fintech Startup to Benefit from Mastercard Open Banking Program
Mono, a Nigerian startup that helps connect consumers’ bank accounts to financial applications, will be part of the Start Path Open Banking global program, ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Cairo Angels Syndicate Fund invests in Nigerian startup, CredPal
Egypt-based VC fund, the Cairo Angels Syndicate Fund (CASF), has invested an undisclosed amount in the Nigerian fintech startup, CredPal. The CASF funding ...
Startup
SA fintech startup Franc raises $522k seed extension round, announces B2B offering
South African investment app Franc has raised ZAR8 million (US$522,000) in a seed extension round, and announced a B2B offering that enables quick ...