Startup
Cameroon: Gozem hits new landmark
The Republic of Cameroon is the new home to Gozem, a super application launched in November 2018 solely as a motorcycle hailing platform. The company now ...
Ghana
Trade Lenda: Driving Financial Inclusion and Prompt Access to Credits for MSMEs in Africa
In recent times, fintech companies and others have been on the rise with a goal to empower small businesses and Trade Lenda adds ...
Startup
Africa: Flutterwave is now Africa’s most valuable startup
Flutterwave Inc., an Africa and emerging markets-focused payments firm, more than tripled its valuation in less than a year to over $3 billion ...
Startup
Nigeria: E-mobility company Transtura acquires Wazomoney
As the startup can now explore the strength of Financial Technology services through payment solutions for its marketplace or platform Transtura, an online ...
Startup
Uganda: Ugandan fintech startup ChapChap secures funding round
ChapChap, a Ugandan fintech startup that creates reliable financial profiles for MSMEs, has secured a funding round from Nordic Impact Funds to accelerate ...
Startup
Nigeria: Nigeria’s Duplo Raises $1.3m Pre-Seed to Build Financial OS for B2B Companies
Duplo, a Lagos-based fintech, tackling the payments inefficiencies in the FMCG sector, has raised $1.3 million to expand its offering in digitizing payment flows for ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Nigeria’s Grey accepted into Y Combinator’s Winter 2022 batch
Nigerian-based fintech, Grey, with a recent name change from Aboki Africa, has announced its acceptance into Y Combinator’s 2022 Winter batch for startups. Asides ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Transtura Acquires WazoMoney, Launches Mobility Payment, Marketplace Solutions
Nigeria-based ride-hailing and shared mobility startup, Transtura has completed the acquisition of WazoMoney, a fintech startup which provides simplified payment solutions as it ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Nigerian startup BitPowr launches to provide blockchain, crypto infrastructure for businesses
Nigerian startup BitPowr has launched operations, providing blockchain API, wallet and digital assets infrastructure for businesses. Founded in stealth in early 2021, BitPowr provides infrastructure ...
Kenya
Kenya: Afya Rekod, Kenyan startup closes its seed round at $2 million to scale across Africa
Afya Rekod is a health data platform that focuses on the patient and allows both patients and health facilities to capture, store and ...