Naked — a South Africa based insurtech company that offers a new, fully digital way for consumers to…

SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s fintech investment and ventures arm has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with…

Nigerian payments company Flutterwave announced that it has received its Payment Services Provider and Payments Facilitator licenses in…

Partech, a global technology investment firm, announces the first closing of Partech Africa II at €245M, already above…

In 2022, fintech remained the most funded startup sector in Africa, accounting for 39% of all equity funding…

Africa’s fintech industry experienced growth in 2022, witnessing large financing rounds being closed, startups reaching unicorn status and…

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) is booming – some experts predict it could grow by up to 400%…

Egyptian fintech MNT-Halan announced that it has raised up to US$400 million in equity and debt financing, pushing…

In Nigeria, agricultural technology (agritech) entrepreneurs are leveraging technology and digital platforms to help tackle the massive funding…

In Kenya, fintech has emerged as the country’s most prevalent tech startup sub-sector, accounting for 30.2% of all…

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has launched its Financial Inclusion Strategy 2022-2025, a national development plan focusing…

During the U.S-Africa Business Forum, Visa announced a pledge to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next…

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched a new US$225 million venture capital platform to invest in early…

The African fintech sector is gaining interest from global investors. Recently, Algerian super app Yassir announced that it…

Ethiopia’s Hibret Bank has partnered with Mastercard to launch Hibir e-commerce, a digital payments platform for Ethiopian businesses…