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Senate passes the Nigeria Startup Bill

The Nigerian Senate has passed the Nigeria Startup Bill (NSB) to create and develop an enabling environment for technology-enabled startups in the country.

How Bloom’s $6.5 million Seed will drive Visa card adoption in Anglo-East Africa

Bloom, Sudan's first YC-backed startup has secured a $6.5 million seed to expand across the Anglo-East African region.

The African startups in Y Combinator Summer 2022 batch

These African companies that have been accepted into Y Combinator Summer 2022 batch out of 146 companies, globally.

BD Insider, Letter 121

Today, virtual dollar cards from Union54, the leading card-issuing API in Africa will stop working. What does this mean for me as a consumer or a fintech issuing virtual dollar cards?

Cassava secures $50 million to enable cybersecurity in Africa

Cassava Technologies (Cassava) Africa’s first integrated tech company of continental scale has secured a $50 million investment from C5 Capital.

Nigerian-led Ping Express fails to prevent laundering, faces 5-year probation in the U.S

Two US-based Nigerian fintech executives pleaded guilty to failure to maintain an effective anti-money laundering policy.

Inside South Africa’s Rapid Payments Programme for merchants and consumers

Rapid Payments Programme will create a simpler, safer, and cheaper instant payment environment for South African residents.

Kora debunks money laundering allegations in Kenya

Kora has denied the allegations that it was involved in a money laundering scheme in Kenya.

TikTok launches in-app guide to curb misinformation ahead of Kenyan elections

TikTok has launched an in-app guide to enable access to factual and authoritative information ahead of Kenya's general elections in August.

CV Labs launches hub in South Africa, to drive blockchain adoption in Africa

Crypto Valley Venture Capital has launched CV Labs Cape Town, the African region's first in situ blockchain incubation and ecosystem hub

Zazuu secures $2 million to deepen its cross-border payment offering

Zazuu has secured $2 million to deepen its cross-border payment offering and also build the world's first non-biased payment platform.

inDriver engages Lagos state authorities on compliance

In May 2022, the Lagos state government instructed its residents to be wary of inDriver, Rida and other unlicensed e-hailing cab operators within the state citing security risks.