Features

How 4G Capital grew from a market stall to over 600,000 customers across Africa

4G Capital is helping Africa’s small businesses grow through loans and business training, reaching over 600,000 businesses across Africa.

Fintech

BREAKING: Raenest expands to U.S. market in global push

Users can now receive payments in the USDT stablecoin, which is then automatically converted to U.S. dollar

News

Nala, Wave, Stitch, and nine other African startups make Norrsken’s 2025 Impact 100 list

12 African startups made the 2025 Norrsken Impact/100 list, driving fintech, agritech, cleantech and climate innovation across the continent.

Fintech

Nigerian airports go cashless with Paystack

For Paystack, this is the first real test of contactless payments. It may accelerate the adoption of NFC payments beyond microtransactions into larger segments

Fintech

Paga enters US market, seeking a piece of the $21 billion Nigerian remittance pie

This expansion pits Paga against a growing field of fintechs competing for the diaspora finance market

Fintech

Kenya’s Bonto shuts down six months after getting its CBK licence

Bonto’s exit, just six months after getting its CBK licence, shows how unforgiving Kenya’s remittance market is for new players.

Fintech

Yoco picks two Co-CEOs, as founding CEO Maphai steps back

Katlego Maphai, who led Yoco from startup to 400,000 merchants, steps down.

Fintech

Ivorian fintech Djamo secures first microfinance licence with no objection from the BCEAO

After three years, YC-backed Ivorian neobank Djamo secures the first microfinance licence in French-speaking West Africa with BCEAO approval.

Fintech

Kuda CEO outlines three rules for taking Nigerian fintech cross border

Kuda CEO Babs Ogundeyi outlines trust, credibility, and cultural export as key strategies for Nigerian fintechs to scale internationally.

News

Open banking in Nigeria: Lessons from abroad and the demands of compliance

Ose Umane, a financial services lawyer, uses global case studies to discuss what Nigerian fintechs should learn regarding Open Banking

Features

How young Nigerians are building safety nets with savings and investment apps

When rent, hospital bills, or other emergencies come knocking, insurance rarely picks up the tab in Nigeria. Instead, young people are turning to apps like Piggyvest, building their own safety nets one deposit at a time.

Fintech

YC-backed Munify raises $3M to serve Egyptian diaspora with cross-border neobank

YC-backed fintech Munify raises $3M to transform remittances, giving Egyptians abroad a faster, cheaper neobank to send money home.

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