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Quona Capital to invest $332M in fintech startups in emerging markets

Quona Capital has closed a $332 million fund to invest in fintech startups in emerging markets.

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Kenya’s Sendy receives funding from Japanese VC MOL PLUS

Kenyan logistics startup, Sendy has secured undisclosed funding from MOL PLUS Co., Ltd.

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South African healthtech, Contro secures $584,000 pre-seed

Contro, a South African telehealth startup has announced the close of its oversubscribed pre-seed funding round, raising a total of R10.1 million ($584,000).

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Jumia co-founders, Jeremy and Sacha resign as co-CEOs

Co-founders of African e-commerce giant, Jumia—Jeremy Hodara and Sacha Poignonnec—have stepped down from their roles as co-CEOs.

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Yassir secures $150 million Series B to drive the global expansion of its super app

Algerian super-app, Yassir has raised a $150 million Series B fund from BOND.

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Stears launches open data product ahead of Nigeria’s 2023 elections

Pan-African data and intelligence company, Stears has launched a data product; Stears Elections ahead of Nigeria's 2023 general elections.

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Amazon Web Services opens its first Nigerian office in Lagos

Amazon Web Services has launched its first Nigerian office in Lagos to address the increase in customer and partner adoption of AWS services in Nigeria.

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Nigerian fintech, Payhippo acquires Maritime Microfinance Bank

Nigerian credit-led SME fintech, Payhippo has acquired Maritime Microfinance Bank (MFB) to enable its users to accept deposits from its customers and integrate with NIBSS.

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SmallSmall secures $3M seed to expand its proptech offering across Nigeria

Nigerian proptech, SmallSmall has raised $3 million seed to expand into major Nigerian cities like Port Harcourt, Enugu, and Jos, in 2023.

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Nigerian startups dominate Techstars Toronto 2022 Winter cohort

Techstars Toronto listed 12 startups for its 2022 Winter cohort, out of 12, nine are African, Nigeria makes up 99% of this number.

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Why CBN wants to redesign the Naira notes

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will start circulating redesigned ₦200, ₦500 and ₦1000 notes from December 15, 2022.

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CBN issues draft guidelines for contactless payment in Nigeria

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has published draft guidelines for contactless payment providers in Nigeria.

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