The SA-based banking services company Absa Group Limited has launched Activate, a digital insurance product. The insurance will cover motor vehicles, household objects, ...

Payhippo has secured $1 million in pre-seed funding and plans to step up where banks aren’t servicing – loans to small businesses. Payhippo’s pre-seed ...

Nigerian fintech startup FairMoney has raised $42 million Serie B to raise and diversify its offerings and expand it as a financial hub ...

Minly, an Egypt-based startup has secured an ‘oversubscribed’ $3.6 million seed fund round that was co-led by 4DX Ventures, B&Y Venture Partners, Global ...

A successful round of AfricArena’s West Africa Summit took place in Dakar, Senegal’s Radisson Blu Hotel on June 21 to 23. The 3-day ...

The 4YFN (4 Years From Now) startup event in Barcelona features hundreds of tech companies drawn from all facets of the tech industry ...

The social innovation accelerator Lab’ess has just launched the 8th promotion of its incubation program which will support a dozen new social impact ...

Kenyan fintech startup Kwara, which is helping to turn traditional savings cooperatives into modern digital banks, has been taking part in a number ...

HyperionDev, an edtech startup headquartered in Cape Town has raised US$3.5 million in Series A funding to help it expand its offering to ...

Lagos has become Africa’s top startup ecosystem. The city ranked 122nd globally, effectively switching places with Nairobi, Kenya, which now ranks 136th globally. ...