A consortium led by independent private equity fund manager, Infinite Partners, has announced its acquisition of South African…

South Africa’s informal market is a space that is well understood by South African fintech, Lesaka Technologies, a…

SC Ventures, the fintech, investment and ventures arm of Standard Chartered, has launched Kenya-based Tawi, a B2B agritech…

Ecobank Kenya announced the launch of the Fingo Africa app, which is set to revolutionize financial inclusion for…

DisrupTech Ventures, an Egypt-based venture capital firm focused on fintech, has received a US$5 million investment from Proparco,…

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) announced the issuance and implementation of the Kenya Quick Response Code Standard…

The African Development Bank has signed a $525,000 grant agreement with Africa Fintech Network AFN (not associated to…

CV VC’s second African Blockchain Report 2022 affirms the transformational impact of blockchain in Africa, on the welfare…

Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners, a UK-based asset manager, announces its…

PayDay just raised a $3M seed round, led by Moniepoint Inc, with participation from HoaQ, DFS Lab’s Stellar…

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is calling for applications from early-stage startups to join its inaugural edition of the…

Money Q Fintech Solutions, a Dubai-based fintech startup, announces its plans to expand its services in the African…

The African Development Bank has invested US$170 million in the newly-launched Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (iDICE)…

In Africa, fintech maintains its position as the most dynamic and fastest-growing startup segment, attracting the lion’s share…

Smile Identity, a provider of digital identity verification solutions for Africa, has secured $20 million in Series B…