Egypt
Egypt: AUC Venture lab named best accelerator program in Africa
The Venture Lab at The American University in Cairo (AUC) was recognized as the Best Accelerator in Africa at the inaugural Global Startup Awards (GSA) Africa ...
Global
Global: Indian fintech Uni to suspend card services amid central bank’s guidelines
Indian pay-later cards startup Uni plans to temporarily suspend its card services in the South Asian market following the local central bank’s guidelines on ...
Africa
Africa: 45 startups selected for Village Capital’s Future of Work Africa accelerator
Moody’s Corporation and Village Capital have launched the second edition of the Future of Work Africa accelerator programme, selecting 45 startups building for-profit, ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Pastel, a digital bookkeeping startup closes $5.5 million seed round
Pastel, a Nigerian digital bookkeeping and digital platform for merchants has raised $5.5 million seed round. The funding is to be deployed to ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Hackathon – CBN, AFF to Assist 10 Startups to Increase eNaira Adoption
On October 25, Nigeria became the first country in Africa to introduce a digital currency, with the launch of the eNaira. Since then, ...
Ethopia
Ethiopia: Finnish-Ethiopian Startup Launches Recruitment Software
A Finnish-Ethiopian startup has entered Ethiopia’s job market with an online requirement software called Fairway. The tech startup, which aims to provide a ...
Global
Global: Singapore’s Thunes expands into Saudi Arabia
Thunes, a Singapore-based cross-border payments company, announced that it is accelerating the expansion of its services in the Middle East and North Africa ...
Ethopia
Ethiopia: New Startup Accelerator Launches in Ethiopia
The Tech African Women (TAW) programme has officially launched in the hopes of providing support and acceleration to women-owned African tech startups, taking ...
Global
Global: Pakistan central bank orders startup Tag to refund customers
The State Bank of Pakistan, the South Asian nation’s central bank, has ordered fintech Tag to “immediately” refund all funds to customers citing ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: NOLT Finance secures operating license from CBN
NOLT Finance, a disruptor in the social impact banking space, has secured operating license from the Central Bank of Nigeria to provide financial ...