Global
Fintech TagPay rebrands as Skaleet!
Proximity, speed and agility: the triptych behind the creation of Skaleet From today, TagPay will be known as Skaleet (Skaleet.com), an international fintech company ...
Africa
African startups selected to the 5th class of Techstars Toronto Accelerator
Africa-focussed startups have dominated the fifth class of TechStars Toronto occupying 8 of the 12 startups to participate in the prestigious Canada accelerator ...
Rwanda
Rwanda: Payday becomes first Rwandan firm to join Techstars
Payday, a Pan-African Fintech startup, becomes the first Rwandan company in history to join the prestigious Techstars Toronto Accelerator program. Techstars is an ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Sendbox adds $1.8 million to capital base
Nigeria’s Sendbox, closes $1.8m seed funding to scale its logistics-for-social-commerce operations Africa’s tech space is getting a lot of attention lately, courtesy of ...
Africa
Tunisia: Orange Ventures invests in Tunisia last-mile delivery startup Lamma
Tunisia’s last-mile delivery startup Lamma has raised an undisclosed investment round from Orange Ventures. Hamza Guesmi and Koussi Aymen founded the ultra-fast logistics fintech in 2021 ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Interswitch unveils Whitepaper on Blockchain Technology
The white paper document contains details on how businesses can leverage blockchain technology to transform their businesses and the prospects it portends for ...
Africa
Here are the 8 startups taking part in the Last Mile Money Accelerator
Here are 8 startups connecting underserved communities with the digital economy Last Mile Money Accelerator is a 4-month program run by IDEO & ...
Africa
PaySika secures pre-seed funding to provide neobank services in francophone Africa
PaySika, a financial technology startup developing mobile and web-based banking solutions for French-speaking African countries, today announced that it has secured a €300,000 ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Flutterwave valuation to hit $3 billion
Nigerian e-payments startup, Flutterwave, in talks to triple valuation Flutterwave’s valuation is on a journey to hit $3 billion, as reports suggest that ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Eden Life closes $1.4m seed round to build out Africa’s first home services app
Eden Life has secured a $1.4 million new capital investment to go into building in-house technology, develop kitchens, operational hubs, and part of ...