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Buy Now, Pay Later—the latest era of consumer financing in Nigeria

Salami Segun, a BNPL enthusiast and the Business Development Manager of Zoomba.ng, believes that their business model reduces the risk of default to the barest minimum.

Flutterwave to offer MTN Mobile Money as a payment method in Africa

Flutterwave will now provide MTN mobile money as a payment method for businesses in Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia

Autochek acquires Cheki Kenya and Cheki Uganda from ROAM Africa

AutoChek has reached an agreement with ROAM Africa to acquire Cheki Kenya and Cheki Uganda as part of its plans to expand further into the African Market

B2B Platform Sabi Reaches 150,000 Merchants in Nigeria

Sabi, a B2B marketplace serving Africa’s informal sector, today announced the milestone of over 150,000 small business users on its platform.

MaxAB Acquires Morocco’s WaystoCap to scale; adds $15M to Series A

MaxAB, the largest Egyptian B2B e-commerce platform that serves food and grocery retailers, has acquired WaystoCap, the Morocco-based B2B e-commerce and distribution platform that connects retailers with suppliers across Africa.

Bitnob integrates Lightning Network for faster transactions and smaller fees

In line with its mission to promote financial inclusion through blockchain technology, Bitnob has integrated the lightning network to facilitate faster and cheaper transactions on its app

Discover® Global Network and Flutterwave extend payment acceptance for e-commerce businesses across Africa

Discover® Global Network and Flutterwave, a San Francisco and Lagos-based payments technology company, have signed an agreement that will help increase acceptance for both local and international e-commerce merchants.

GreenHouse Lab announces 2021 Cohort for Founders-Backed fintech accelerator

The eight startups in GreenHouse Lab 2021 include GetEquity, PayHive, MyInvest, Collect Africa, Chumz.io, Route, Scale X and Dojah

OctaFX—Mastering This Art Called Forex

One can attain mastery in a thing like...like forex trading? Hold that thought while I tell you a quick story.

Enye announces 2021 hackathon in partnership with workflow automation platform Quabbly

The hackathon is themed around leveraging no-code tools and scalable APIs to help automate products and optimize business logic.

10 Things You Didn’t Know About the i-invest App

I-invest allows investors to purchase diverse instruments, including Treasury Bills, Fixed Deposits, Equities, Eurobonds, Commercial papers and Life insurance.

Moove, the mobility fintech powering credit for Uber drivers in Africa, secures $23 million Series A

This round brings Moove’s total funding to $68.2 million, including $28.2M in equity and $40.0M in debt