OpenWay, a digital banking and payment software provider, has announced two new implementation partners in East Africa —…
Kenya
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…
In 2019, 80% of central banks were engaged in work related to central bank digital currency (CBDC), compared…
Standard Chartered today announced the start of the second phase of its digital-only retail bank across Africa. In…