The African fintech sector is gaining interest from global investors. Recently, Algerian super app Yassir announced that it…
Kenya
B2B marketplace Solv has launched in Kenya to enable micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to access credit,…
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) announced that it has awarded licenses to 10 digital credit providers out…
Brazilian payments company EBANX announced plans to expand its operations and payments solutions outside Latin America for the…
Africa is a world leader in mobile money, with Kenya and Ghana having the highest rates of mobile…
MoneyGram has partnered the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) with to initiate the roll out of its crypto-to-cash service…
The highly anticipated second annual Finnovex East Africa Hybrid Summit is set to kick off this April 20-21,…
OpenWay, a digital banking and payment software provider, has announced two new implementation partners in East Africa —…
African fintech hubs have grown rapidly in the past few years, leading to pockets of fintech development across…
MSME lending startup Asante Financial Services Group announced that it has raised US$7.5 million in the first tranche…
Global consumer financing app Tala has raised US$145 million in a Series E round, the startup announced recently.…
Global cross-border payments company Thunes has announced a partnership with M-Pesa Tanzania to launch a new service corridor,…
Kenyan fintech startup Pezesha has secured a seven-figure seed extension round led by GreenHouse Capital (GHC). The round…
The African fintech space is undergoing a phase of radical growth, as speakers at The Search – Africa…
AAR Insurance has inked a deal with telecommunications provider Safaricom to roll out new technology infrastructure based on…
In Africa, South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya have the three most developed fintech ecosystems, combining more than 450…
Home to over 150 fintech companies, Kenya has one of the biggest and most developed fintech ecosystems in…
Fintech funding in Africa jumped 49.3% in 2020 to US$160 million. The amount was raised by 99 fintech…
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has released a draft document outlining a five-year digitalization plan to modernize…
Refugees in Europe are struggling to access basic financial services, and though this would have typically represented an…