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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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Six Nigerian fintech apps for saving in dollars

These 6 fintech apps help you retain the value of your money by saving in dollars. They are Bundle Africa, Muna, Piggyvest, Cowrywise, Pillow fund and Bamboo

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Hover transitions to an open source community

Due to its inability to raise additional funding, Hover—the parent company of Stax, says instead of shutting down, it is transitioning from a "full-time team to an open source community".

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The exciting relationship between women and mobile money in Africa

Using mobile money leads to a 19.8% increase in the likelihood of female-led businesses receiving investments from outside sources.

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PAYM8 partners with WIZZIT to launch SoftPOS solution in South Africa

Financial gateway service provider, PAYM8, in partnership with WIZZIT, has introduced its Tap-on-Phone SoftPOS solution in South Africa, to offer an alternative to traditional point-of-sale devices.

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Flutterwave acquires more fintech licenses in Rwanda

African fintech unicorn, Flutterwave has acquired two additional licenses in Rwanda, three years after it launched operations in the country.

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