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London-based Development Partners International (DPI) has announced the launch of DPI Venture Capital, a new initiative aimed at investing in early-stage, growth-focused technology businesses across Africa. The launch marks an expansion of DPI’s strategy of…
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View MoreNigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed issuing new provisional licenses to crypto startups under its Accelerated…
Visa has announced investments and new partnerships with two African fintech firms following their participation in the Visa…
Raxio Group, a data centre platform in Sub-Saharan Africa, has secured US$100 million in financing from the International…
Kenyan-based digital bank Umba has secured a US$5 million debt facility from Star Strong Capital to support its…
Over the past years, fintech has emerged as a driving force in Africa’s technology landscape, propelled by a…
Africa’s digital financial services ecosystem has grown significantly over the past years, expanding from about 450 companies in…
Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy, is the driving force behind the continent’s fintech revolution. The country accounts for 28%…
A report commissioned by Mastercard and conducted by Genesis Analytics highlights that Africa’s digital payments economy is set…
Djamo, a financial services app based in Ivory Coast, has raised US$17 million in an equity funding round…
North Africa, comprising Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Western Sahara, is emerging as a hotspot for fintech…
Equinix, a US-based digital infrastructure company, has opened its latest data centre expansion in Lagos. The new facility,…
Flutterwave has launched the Send App in Ghana. The platform allows users to receive money from abroad directly…
enza, a provider of African payment solutions based in Cairo, has secured US$6.75 million in seed funding from…
Tunisia is moving to suspend Bolt, a European ride-hailing app, over allegations of tax evasion, money laundering, and…
Ethio Telecom, Ethiopia’s state-owned telecommunications provider, and Mastercard have announced a partnership to expand digital financial services in…