Benjamin Dada

Pesa acquires UK EMI, Authoripay Emoney to begin Europe expansion

At the end of 2024, Pesa completed the acquisition of Authoripay Emoney Ltd, a UK FCA-licensed e-money issuer (EMI). Here is what it means.

Fincra secures PSP licence in Tanzania. Here is what it means

Fincra secures a license from the Bank of Tanzania, enabling real-time cross-border payments and expanding its pan-African fintech infrastructure.

20 fellows selected for MTN’s media innovation programme (MIP) 2025

MTN, Pan-Atlantic University admits Salem King, David Afolayan and 18 others to its highly-selective MIP programme for 2025.

Scoop: CBN releases list of 108 IMTOs with commercial approval

Full list and country breakdown of all the 108 IMTOs licensed by the CBN to facilitate inward remittance to Nigeria.

Peach Payments acquires PayDunya in Francophone Africa push

Peach Payments expands into Francophone West Africa with the acquisition of PayDunya bringing the SA fintech's market coverage to 12 in Africa

EXCLUSIVE: Earnipay cuts workforce amid profitability push

Earnipay lays off staff as it focuses on business lending, joining a wave of African startups rethinking growth amid a harsh funding climate.

Garmin and Grit: Alma’s record-breaking travel quest

Discover how Nigerian Travel influencer, Alma Asinobi uses Garmin technology to attempt a 7-continent-in-60-hours world record.

Oze raises undisclosed round from Visa, and German DFI, DEG

Ghana's Oze announces new funding round following investment from Visa, DEG and existing investors. It plans to build 100M profitable SMEs in Africa.

Access Bank embarks on second major core banking upgrade, in five years, starting today

The upgrade is crucial for managing the data of Access Bank’s more than 60 million customers across 23 countries

How ANAVA fund of funds sparked a startup investment wave in Tunisia

Anava is a €100 million fund of funds operated by Smart Capital. Since its 2019 launch, 4x more startups and funds have launched in Tunisia.

MoneyHash raises $5.2M pre-series A funding for market penetration

The payment orchestration platform operating in MEA has now raised $12.7M in three rounds in its four years of existence.

How African startups raised in 2024

Kenya leads the pack as African startups secure $2.01B in 2024 funding, showing resilience and a shift toward sector diversification