Startup
Global: Routefusion Secures $26.5 Million Series A to Expand Cross-Border Payments Infrastructure
Austin-based fintech Routefusion has raised $26.5 million in Series A funding to accelerate its mission of simplifying cross-border payments and multi-currency account access ...
South Africa
South African Telematics Leader Ctrack Secures $23.4 Million Equity Funding to Drive Global Expansion
South African telematics company Ctrack has raised $23.4 million in equity funding, marking a significant milestone in its growth journey and strengthening its ...
Egypt
Egyptian Startup Tagaddod Secures $26.3 Million Series A Funding to Accelerate Regional Expansion
Egyptian renewable energy startup Tagaddod has raised $26.3 million in Series A funding to accelerate its regional expansion and strengthen its role in ...
Kenya
Kenya Plans Mandatory CSR Contributions to Fund Startups in Major Innovation Drive
Kenya is preparing a groundbreaking policy that will require large corporations to dedicate a portion of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) budgets to ...
Africa
Africa: PayPal Commits $100 Million to Boost Startups Across Africa and the Middle East
Global payments giant PayPal has announced plans to invest $100 million in startups across Africa and the Middle East, in a move aimed ...
Global
Ukrainian Fintech Fintech-IT Group Achieves Unicorn Status with Backing from U.S. Investor
Ukraine’s fintech sector has marked a major milestone as Fintech-IT Group, the technology company powering one of the country’s most popular online banking ...
Gabon
Gabonese Startup POZI Raises €650,000 to Accelerate Smart Fleet Management Expansion Across Africa
Gabon-based logistics technology startup POZI has raised €650,000 in its first international venture funding round, marking a major milestone for the country’s emerging ...
Startup
Global: ECB Partners with AI Startup Feedzai to Strengthen Fraud Detection for Digital Euro
The European Central Bank (ECB) has selected Portugal-based artificial intelligence startup Feedzai to provide fraud detection and prevention capabilities for the upcoming digital ...
Startup
Global: Remitee Secures $20M Funding to Expand Embedded Remittance Solutions
Latin American fintech Remitee has raised $20 million in a funding round led by Krealo, with participation from Copec Wind Ventures, Soma Capital, ...
South Africa
SA: Street Wallet Acquires Tipping Startup Digitip to Drive Financial Inclusion for Informal Workers
South African fintech Street Wallet has announced the acquisition of Digitip, a tipping startup founded in 2023 to enable informal workers and service ...