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Ethiopia traveltech hotel aggregator startup – Room Roaming
Ethiopia is a land of rich cultural and historical tourist destinations. However, there is recently a gap when it comes to providing infrastructure ...
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Bajaj Finance Gets Go-Ahead For A Digital Wallet
Bajaj Finance Ltd. has got the go-ahead from the Reserve Bank of India to launch a digital wallet. “The Reserve Bank of India ...
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FIS Expands Payment Capabilities Into Malaysia
FIS, an American Fortune 500 company which offers a wide range of financial products and services, announced that it is expanding its payment ...
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Kenya’s Lami raises $1.8M to scale API insurance platform across Africa
Africa’s insurance market stands at a 3% penetration rate, per a McKinsey study in 2018 comparing six insurance regions on the continent. If ...
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SA mobile gaming publisher startup raises $6M Serie A to scale mobile gaming across Africa
Carry1st, a South Africa mobile gaming publisher platform has achieved a $6M Series A funding. The platform has enabled mobile gaming across the ...
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Zimbabwe: RBZ Auction Sustains Stability, Targets 55 Percent Inflation Reduction By July
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) foreign exchange auction system has managed to sustain stability nearly a year since its introduction amid targets ...
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Mastercard Start Path Selects Six Fintech Innovators to Build the Future of Sustainable Lending, Blockchain-Powered Social Impact and More
Financial technology has made it possible to bring more people into the digital economy faster and more seamlessly than ever before. At Mastercard, ...
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Irish fintech Fenergo valued at over $1bn after $600m deal
Fintech company Fenergo has become the State’s third official Irish tech unicorn after being valued at over $1 billion in a new deal, ...
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GTBank Set To Announce Agbaje’s Successor
One of Nigeria’s leading banks, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank), is set to announce a successor to the current managing director/chief executive officer, Mr. ...
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Mastercard seeks role as bridge to facilitate cross-border use of China’s digital yuan
Central bank digital currencies such as that being piloted by Beijing could be circulated outside their home countries and converted into foreign currencies ...