A consortium led by independent private equity fund manager, Infinite Partners, has announced its acquisition of South African fintech specialist,…
South Africa’s informal market is a space that is well understood by South African fintech, Lesaka Technologies, a champion of…
SC Ventures, the fintech, investment and ventures arm of Standard Chartered, has launched Kenya-based Tawi, a B2B agritech marketplace for…
Ecobank Kenya announced the launch of the Fingo Africa app, which is set to revolutionize financial inclusion for young people…
DisrupTech Ventures, an Egypt-based venture capital firm focused on fintech, has received a US$5 million investment from Proparco, a subsidiary…
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) announced the issuance and implementation of the Kenya Quick Response Code Standard 2023 .…
The African Development Bank has signed a $525,000 grant agreement with Africa Fintech Network AFN (not associated to Fintechnews.africa) for…
CV VC’s second African Blockchain Report 2022 affirms the transformational impact of blockchain in Africa, on the welfare of nations…
Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners, a UK-based asset manager, announces its proposed investment…
PayDay just raised a $3M seed round, led by Moniepoint Inc, with participation from HoaQ, DFS Lab’s Stellar Africa Fund,…
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is calling for applications from early-stage startups to join its inaugural edition of the AWS Fintech…
Money Q Fintech Solutions, a Dubai-based fintech startup, announces its plans to expand its services in the African market with…
The African Development Bank has invested US$170 million in the newly-launched Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (iDICE) programme which…
In Africa, fintech maintains its position as the most dynamic and fastest-growing startup segment, attracting the lion’s share in startup…
Smile Identity, a provider of digital identity verification solutions for Africa, has secured $20 million in Series B funding. The…
Naked — a South Africa based insurtech company that offers a new, fully digital way for consumers to insure their…
SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s fintech investment and ventures arm has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Yabx, a…
Nigerian payments company Flutterwave announced that it has received its Payment Services Provider and Payments Facilitator licenses in Egypt. This…
Partech, a global technology investment firm, announces the first closing of Partech Africa II at €245M, already above the target…
In 2022, fintech remained the most funded startup sector in Africa, accounting for 39% of all equity funding (US$1.9 billion)…