LemFi raises $33 million Series A for global expansion

Global payments company, LemFi (formerly Lemonade Finance) has secured a $33 million Series A in a round led by Left Lane Capital.

SeerBit unveils Alpha, to enable African businesses launch their own fintech solutions

By plugging SeerBit Alpha into their existing platform, businesses will be enabled to seamlessly offer various FinTech solutions, that cater to their clients' and operational needs.

Four African startups make CNBC’s top 200 global fintech list

Nigeria’s fintech company, Kuda debuted in the Neobanking category, while Egyptian’s FinTech’s startup, Fawry, South Africa’s Yoco and Nigeria’s Opay made the digital payment’s category.

RightCard (Lemonade Technology Inc. subsidiary) secures IMTO license from the Central Bank of Nigeria

RightCard Payment Services Limited, a Lemonade Technology Inc. subsidiary, has announced that it has obtained an International Money Transfer Operator (IMTO) license from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Inside Nigeria and Egypt’s fintech alliance to deepen cross-border regulations

The regulators of Africa's leading fintech markets, Egypt and Nigeria have signed a deal to deepen cross border regulations in both countries.

BD Insider 171: What next for Nigerian fintechs given new FX and USD push by banks?

We also covered how Nigeria has lost its spot as the top destination for tech VC funding in Africa and Flutterwave and IATA payment partnership.

Six Fintech accelerators for African startups

Visa Africa FinTech Accelerator, Bank of America Breakthrough Lab, Google Black Founders Fund, African FinTech Foundry, ARM Labs Techstars Lagos Program, AWS FinTech Africa Accelerator.

Mobility fintech Moove raises $8 million to expand its fleet in Ghana

The funding will be used to bolster Moove’s expanding vehicle fleet in Ghana

Union54 rebounds with social commerce platform, ChitChat partnering with Mastercard

ChitChat is a social commerce platform developed by Union54 that enables consumers across Africa to chat with each other over an encrypted platform.

Visa launches Africa fintech accelerator program

The Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator will empower up to 40 start-ups each year to accelerate and grow through a three-month intensive learning program focused on business growth and mentoring

UK fintech Unlimit makes its second African expansion, acquires Kenyan PSP licence

Two months after launching operations in Nigeria, UK fintech Unlimit has acquired a PSP licence in Kenya.

Flutterwave partners Token.io to provide A2A payments for African e-commerce merchants

African fintech company Flutterwave has partnered with Token.io, a leading account-to-account (A2A) payment infrastructure provider to enhance African e-commerce merchants' access to European customers.