Meet the 7 African startups that made Norrsken’s Impact100 list

The Impact100 list is made up of companies that have delivered at least an MVP product to market and/or raised at least seed/series A-funding.

How Errandpay is powering financial inclusion through Fintechs, MFBs and MFIs

Errandpay is driving financial inclusion by ensuring its API can easily be integrated by any financial institution.

How Ghana’s SFAN is solving Africa’s youth unemployment crisis

Ghana-based youth education social enterprise, Stars From All Nations (SFAN), established ReadyforWork to address Africa's unemployment crisis.

Fact check: Paystack was the first YC-backed startup from Nigeria, not PetaSales

Gen Zs are driving listenership of local music while helping to push international artists and genres into Nigeria's listening mix.

Interswitch’s zero integration set-up fee and 5% referral commission for developers

The FCCPC has ordered Nigerian fintechs to stop providing payment or transaction services to digital money lenders under its investigation.

How Bitpowr is building blockchain-powered solutions in Africa

Developers and businesses can scale their blockchain powered solutions using Bitpowr’s infrastructure.

Since 2015, Techstars has backed 50+ African startups

In April, Techstars, in partnership with ARM Labs, a Lagos-based innovation program focusing on fintech startups, announced the launch of ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator Program which aims to invest in early-stage fintech and proptech companies based in Africa.

What you need to know about WhatsApp’s latest privacy features

WhatsApp rolled out three new security layers on its platform. One of the latest features allows you to leave groups silently

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.

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.

How Kora’s UK expansion will impact Africa’s payment ecosystem

Kora has expanded into the UK to provide payment processing gateway and portals, as well as merchant service aggregation from the Kingdom to Africa.

Inside Vazi Legal’s effort to provide legal support for African tech startups

Founded in 2019, Vazi Legal is a tech law firm that represents African investors, startups, and technology-enabled enterprises at all stages of development.