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AWS Calls for Applications for Its Inaugural Fintech Africa Accelerator

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is calling for applications from early-stage startups to join its inaugural edition of the AWS Fintech

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Money Q Fintech Solutions Launches Digital Wallet and Remittance Services in Africa

Money Q Fintech Solutions, a Dubai-based fintech startup, announces its plans to expand its services in the African market with

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African Development Bank Invests US$170 Million to Create 6 Million Jobs in Nigeria

The African Development Bank has invested US$170 million in the newly-launched Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (iDICE) programme which

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Fintech Dominates Africa Startup Funding and Unicorn Club

In Africa, fintech maintains its position as the most dynamic and fastest-growing startup segment, attracting the lion’s share in startup

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African ID Verification Platform Smile Raised $20 Million Funding in Series B

Smile Identity, a provider of digital identity verification solutions for Africa, has secured $20 million in Series B funding. The

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South African Insurtech Naked Raises US$17M in Series B Funding From IFC

Naked — a South Africa based insurtech company that offers a new, fully digital way for consumers to insure their

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SC Ventures Partners With Yabx to Expand Access to Financial Services in Africa

SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s fintech investment and ventures arm has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Yabx, a

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Flutterwave Secures Payments Licenses in Egypt for North Africa Expansion

Nigerian payments company Flutterwave announced that it has received its Payment Services Provider and Payments Facilitator licenses in Egypt. This

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Partech Closes Tech Africa Fund at USD 260M

Partech, a global technology investment firm, announces the first closing of Partech Africa II at €245M, already above the target

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Fintech Retains Crown as Investors’ Favorite Startup Sector in Africa

In 2022, fintech remained the most funded startup sector in Africa, accounting for 39% of all equity funding (US$1.9 billion)

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Fintech Momentum in Africa to Carry on in 2023

Africa’s fintech industry experienced growth in 2022, witnessing large financing rounds being closed, startups reaching unicorn status and innovative solutions

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Discover Eight Tech Features That Will Prepare You for the Future of BNPL

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) is booming – some experts predict it could grow by up to 400% in the

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Egyptian Fintech MNT-Halan Gets Unicorn Badge With US$400 Million Raise

Egyptian fintech MNT-Halan announced that it has raised up to US$400 million in equity and debt financing, pushing its valuation

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Nigeria’s Agri-Fintech Sector On the Rise

In Nigeria, agricultural technology (agritech) entrepreneurs are leveraging technology and digital platforms to help tackle the massive funding gap faced

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Fintech Emerges as Kenya’s Most Prevalent Tech Startup Sub-Sector

In Kenya, fintech has emerged as the country’s most prevalent tech startup sub-sector, accounting for 30.2% of all young tech

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Egypt’s New Financial Inclusion Strategy

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has launched its Financial Inclusion Strategy 2022-2025, a national development plan focusing on expanding

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Visa to Invest $1 Billion in Africa to Accelerate Digital Transformation

During the U.S-Africa Business Forum, Visa announced a pledge to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years

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World Bank’s IFC Launches New Venture Capital Platform to Invest in Tech Startups

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched a new US$225 million venture capital platform to invest in early stage companies

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African Fintech Sector Attracts More Funding

The African fintech sector is gaining interest from global investors. Recently, Algerian super app Yassir announced that it had raised

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Hibret Bank Launches E-Commerce Digital Payments Solution With Mastercard

Ethiopia’s Hibret Bank has partnered with Mastercard to launch Hibir e-commerce, a digital payments platform for Ethiopian businesses to accept

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Vodacom, Alipay to Launch Financial Services App VodaPay in Egypt

South Africa’s Vodacom Group is planning to launch its Alipay-enabled financial services app VodaPay in Egypt, according to a Bloomberg

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MFS Africa Partners Ripple to Enhance Its Real-Time Mobile Payments

Mobile money company MFS Africa has partnered with crypto solutions provider Ripple to streamline real-time mobile payments for its customers

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Blnk Raises US$32M Led by Abu Dhabi’s EIIC and Sawari Ventures

Egyptian consumer credit platform Blnk has raised US$23.7 million in equity and debt funding, and US$8.3 million in securitised bond

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Algerian Super App Yassir Raises $150 Million in Series B Funding

Yassir, a multi-sided marketplace offering on-demand services such as ride hailing, food and grocery delivery and banking, announced that it

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Nigeria’s Touch and Pay Wins the Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2022

Nigerian fintech Touch and Pay has won the 2022 edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge and with it a US$50,000

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Central Bank of Eswatini Partners With G+D to Develop Its Digital Currency

The Central Bank of Eswatini has partnered with German payments company Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) to research and explore the development of

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Standard Chartered-Backed Solv Launches Its B2B Marketplace in Kenya

B2B marketplace Solv has launched in Kenya to enable micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to access credit, e-commerce and

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Meet the 6 Fintech Startups Competing in the Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2022 Finals

African banking group Ecobank Group has announced the six finalists for the fifth edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge, chosen

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Here are the Top 5 Fintech Startup Funding Rounds in Nigeria

Nigeria is home to the largest number of startups and startup funding rounds in the last decade in Africa with

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Glo’s MoneyMaster PSB Launches Digital Financial Services Platform G-Kala

Nigerian telco Globacom, commonly known as Glo, has officially launched its new mobile payments and banking business MoneyMaster Payment Service

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In Egypt, fintech is set to play a key role in providing basic financial services to the large pool of

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Market demand for innovative products and services has been pushing fintech innovation in South Africa. In respond to the rapid

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The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) will establish an EGP 1 billion innovations support fund to finance Egypt’s fintech startups—called

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