Startup
SA cashless payments platform Sticitt lands R3m from new VC
Cape Town based cashless payments platform Sticitt has landed a R3-million investment from a new SA venture capital (VC) company, Crucis VC. Sticitt was founded in ...
Startup
Sparkle boosts the number of Digital banking in Nigeria
Digital banking startup Sparkle has been launched in Nigeria by former Diamond Bank chief executive officer (CEO) and tech entrepreneur Uzoma Dozie, aimed ...
Regulatory
The Top 5 RegTech Companies in Singapore to watch out
More and more neo-banks such as Revolut are claiming their place in the financial services industry. People are getting comfortable with the digital-only strategy behind ...
Startup
OjaExpress selected into the Techstars Kansas City Accelerator for 2020
OjaExpress, a digital marketplace founded by Nigerian immigrants in Chicago has been accepted into Techstars Kansas City 2020 accelerator class. OjaExpress enables access to ...
Startup
Three African startups to pitch at World Bank’s Agriculture Innovation Challenge
Three African startups South Africa’s Esus Farm and Injini and Ghana’s Satelligence have been selected to pitch at World Bank’s Agriculture Innovation Challenge set to take place on the 10th June ...
Startup
Red Dot is red hot- Israeli VC raises $200 million for its second fund
Israeli venture capital fund Red Dot Capital Partners is close to raising $200 million for a new fund, according to filings submitted to the U.S. ...
Startup
Nigerian startup, Jamborow raises $400k for blockchain-based fintech platform
Nigerian startup, Jamborow has reportedly raised $400,000 from its shareholders to expand its blockchain-based B2B fintech platform. The investment will help the startup ...
News
Grab Launches a Fully Digital GrabPay Card in Philippines
Grab announced today the launch of the GrabPay Card in the Philippines, a fully digital prepaid card powered by Mastercard that extends GrabPay’s ...
Startup
South Africa’s Mama Money Expands Global Reach with Western Union
Western Union, a leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, and Mama Money, a rapidly growing international money transfer company, have joined forces ...
Startup
Ugandan on-demand startup Logistify AI on a mission to address warehousing issues in Africa
Growing up in rural Uganda, Daniel Emaasit and Tobias Tukei helped their parents operate their family warehouse and farm. For more than 20 years they struggled to ...