ImaliPay expands to South Africa, names Stitch as fintech partner

ImaliPay has partnered with Stitch as its payment and open banking partner as part of its South African expansion strategy.

GetEquity unveils Dealroom, to accelerate African venture funding

GetEquity, a Lagos-based tech startup today announced the launch of Dealroom— a suite of products that will enable individuals, startups, VCs, and other investors to manage their capital raises and investments on an accessible virtual platform.

Equinix to expand into Africa with $320 million MainOne’s acquisition deal

Equinix has acquired MainOne in a $320 million deal, as part of its African expansion strategy.

South African Proptech, Flow Expands Reach Into Australia

Flow, an API platform connecting real estate agents and social media users leverages significant growth on the continent to target global property market

SendChamp raises $100,000 in angel round to build communication solutions for African businesses

SendChamp’s solutions allow their users to provide fast and reliable answers to their customers across all relevant channels, revolutionising customer relations on the continent.

Payday users to earn with its ambassadorship programme

Payday, a pan-African fintech startup has launched its ambassadorship programme.

TradeDepot raises $110 million in equity and debt financing round to scale BNPL service

TradeDepot raises $110 million through equity (38%) and debt (62%) financing to support its buy now, pay later services and expand across Africa.

CcHub partners Ekiti state on Nigeria’s 1st governance innovation accelerator

In collaboration with the MIT GOV/LAB, Gatefield, and the Ekiti State, Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) launched the first-ever governance innovation accelerator in Nigeria last week.

Kenyan bankers unveils sign language app to enable financial inclusion

The Kenyan Bankers Association (KBA) today launched 'Deaf eLimu Banking', a Kenyan sign language self-training tool developed in partnership with Financial Sector Deepening Trust (FSD Kenya) and software engineering firm Deaf eLimu Plus.

AFEX announces $100m Food Security Fund

Financing will strengthen Africa's food security and optimise climate-smart innovations across seven countries

Sabi Am closes $6 million bridge round amidst record growth, expands to Kenya and South Africa

Sabi Am closed a $6 million bridge round amidst record growth, expanded to Kenya last month, and plans to launch in South Africa next year. But why a bridge round?

Data Science Nigeria taught artificial intelligence to over 500,000 learners in five years

Founded in 2016, Data Science Nigeria has reached over 500,000 online and offline learners, coupled with high-impact research papers which have been showcased at the world's leading AI conferences.