The latest news and analysis on Africa's fintech startups, including consumer finance, cryptocurrency, digital banks and payments.
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Okra is restructuring its core payments business after shutting down its cloud service, Nebula. Despite exit rumours, the fintech remains active and is exploring new backers.
The move is primarily aimed at retaining its customers who are relocating abroad, Chief Executive Officer Babs Ogundeyi said.
Liquify, an invoice finance marketplace, secures $1.5M seed funding led by Future Africa. The fintech has already financed $4M worth of trade.
The "Chipper Ads" platform, is being positioned to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Africa reach more people
At Kernel, Ashiru will be tasked with replicating her successes at Okra while maintaining a lean team.
Wave, Africa’s top fintech unicorn, raises $137 million in debt funding to expand mobile money operations across the continent.
This latest accolade arrives on the heels of other prominent international recognitions for Moniepoint.
Ola Daramola, CEO and Co-founder of an African cross-border payment fintech, shares his Money2020 takeaways on the future of finance.
Visa is partnering with Yellow Card, a leading African fintech, to test stablecoin settlement using USDC across the continent.
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.
Even though fintechs have made impressive strides in Nigeria’s financial ecosystem, there are serious challenges with how they currently access bank data.
LemFi acquires UK-based Pillar to launch migrant credit cards, expanding beyond remittances and fast-tracking financial inclusion for immigrants.
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