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 ...
Startup
Startup: Paxful, A Peer To Peer Bitcoin Platform In Africa, Is Shutting Down
Paxful, one of the most popular peer-to-peer Bitcoin platforms in Africa, has announced that it is shutting down its business after eight years ...
Egypt
Egypt: Camel Ventures announces the opening of a $16 million fund for Egyptian fintech startups
Camel Ventures, based in Egypt, has revealed the launch of Camel Ventures for Investment I, its first venture capital investment vehicle. (CVI). The EGP 500 ...
Africa
Africa: Payday Raises $3 Million for ‘Future of Work’ in Africa
African neobank Payday is looking to new markets after raising $3 million. The funding, announced Wednesday (March 29, 2023), will help the company ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: UK-Nigeria Tech Hub and Google allocate $3 million to women founders of technology companies
Investments in the African technological space have recently increased. However, start-ups owned by founders were only able to obtain a tiny fraction of ...
Startup
Klarna taps ChatGPT for shopping recommendations
Klarna has built a plugin for ChatGPT that will tap the AI-powered bot to provide shoppers with personalised product recommendations. To use the ...