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In another big round this week, pan-African digital payments gateway MFS Africa has secured US$100 million in a…
MTN Nigeria and Airtel Africa had a substantial win in Nigeria last week, after the two mobile money…
Pan-African cross-border payments company Chipper Cash has secured US$150 million in an extension to its Series C, TechCrunch…
Saudi Arabia’s fintech ecosystem is thriving to say the least. In last week’s fintech news, a new report…
A new study has found that governments in six African countries have been spying on citizens through the…
This week marked a new win for digital banks in Nigeria. Neobank Sparkle raised US$3.1 million in a…
In last week’s MEA fintech news, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has once again hinted that it…
In last week’s MEA fintech news, mobile money took centre stage once again in the African continent. Meanwhile,…
The development of Africa’s top fintech hubs is closely connected with how robust its regulatory landscape is, a…
Cryptocurrency exchange Yellow Card, which has a pan-African presence, has secured US$15 million in a Series A round.…
In last week’s MEA fintech news, it’s all eyes on crypto trading in the UAE – approvals for…
In last week’s MEA fintech news, we saw US-Israeli fintech startup Melio raise a quarter billion dollars at…
Funding rounds made a splash in Africa fintech news last week. African fintech startups Wave, Pezesha and Prospa…
In last week’s Africa fintech news, Australian BNPL firm Zip broadened its global expansion plans with the acquisition…
London-based payments company pawaPay, which focuses on the Africa market, has raised US$9 million in a seed round,…
In the biggest headline of Africa fintech news last week, Nigerian mobile payments platform OPay raised a staggering…
GreenHouse Lab has inducted eight African fintech companies into the 2021 GHL Fintech Accelerator program. GreenHouse Lab (GHL)…
Last week was a big one for Africa fintech news, especially in Nigeria. The country’s fintech sector made…
Africa-focused fintech Pngme has secured US$15 million in Series A round of funding, the San Francisco- and Sub-Saharan…