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Thunes and M-Pesa Tanzania to Boost Cross-Border Payments in East Africa
Global cross-border payments company Thunes has announced a partnership with M-Pesa Tanzania to launch a new service corridor, a statement from the company said. The service will allow users of M-Pesa Tanzania to transfer money directly from M-Pesa mobile wallets
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MEA Fintech Weekly News: Melio’s Valuation Soars After US$250M Funding
In last week’s MEA fintech news, we saw US-Israeli fintech startup Melio raise a quarter billion dollars at a hefty valuation, while another US-Israeli fintech company Pagaya announced its SPAC listing. Elsewhere, Nigeria emerged the top funded fintech hub in
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Egypt’s Kashat Raises US$1.75m for Micro Lending App
Kashat, an Egyptian micro loan solutions provider, has raised US$1.75 million in a new bridge funding round, Magnitt reported. The round was led by pan-African VC fund Launch Africa Ventures, and had “key” regional investors participate, the report said. This
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Africa Fintech Weekly News Digest: Funding Receives US$1B Boost, While Flutterwave Dominates Headlines
Funding rounds made a splash in Africa fintech news last week. African fintech startups Wave, Pezesha and Prospa all raised funding, along with a mega round by Egyptian startup MNT-Halan. The funding news came amidst a new report highlighting that
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4 CBDC Projects in Africa You Need to Know
Central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, are not a new concept to Africa. Multiple CBDC projects in Africa currently exist, even amidst a wider fintech boom across the continent. In an interview, Dr. Co-Pierre Georg, an expert on CBDCs, explains
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Nigeria’s Prospa Raises US$3.8m in Oversubscribed Seed Round
SME banking fintech Prospa has raised US$3.8 million in the largest pre-seed round to have been raised by a Nigerian fintech startup, according to an announcement by the company. The pre-seed round is the largest of its kind in Nigeria
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Egyptian Super App MNT-Halan Bags US$120m
Egyptian financial and logistics super app MNT-Halan has secured US$120 million from private equity and venture capital investors, the company announced in a statement today. The funding was raised from Apis Growth Fund II by Apis Partners, Development Partners International,
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Kenya SME Lender Pezesha Raises Seven-Figure Seed Extension
Kenyan fintech startup Pezesha has secured a seven-figure seed extension round led by GreenHouse Capital (GHC). The round also included GHC’s sister company Venture Garden Group, which provided “on-lending liquidity support,” the company said. The funding will be used to
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Mobile Money Startup Wave Turns Unicorn With US$200M Raise
U.S. and Senegal-based mobile money provider Wave has raised a substantial US$200 million in a Series A fundraise, TechCrunch reported. This makes the company the first unicorn for the Francophone Africa region, with the Series A being the largest ever
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Your Weekly Africa Fintech News Digest 30.Aug- 6.Sept
In last week’s Africa fintech news, Australian BNPL firm Zip broadened its global expansion plans with the acquisition of South African BNPL startup Payflex. Zip already owned 25% of Payflex from a deal six months ago (TechCrunch). Zip snapped up
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