VFD Group invests ₦5 billion in fintech arm, V Bank 

This move aligns with the broader trend of parent companies investing heavily in their fintech subsidiaries to capitalise on the financial services market in Nigeria

Wave appoints former APO comms director Yasmina Bileoma as Regional Director of Public Relations

The appointment comes as Wave seeks to strengthen brand awareness in the company’s growing markets

Stanbic IBTC to inject ₦4 billion into fintech subsidiary, Zest

This is indeed cherry news for Zest, which is lagging behind peers like GTCO’s fintech subsidiary, HabariPay, and Access Holdings' fintech, Hydrogen.

MoneyHash raises $5.2M pre-series A funding for market penetration

The payment orchestration platform operating in MEA has now raised $12.7M in three rounds in its four years of existence.

Piggyvest crosses ₦2 trillion payouts after most profitable year 

The fintech shared it paid out over ₦835 billion to its users in 2024, a 53% increase from its total payout in 2023.

Scoop: Flutterwave UK has been on a quiet rise, recording £5.4 million turnover in 2023

2021 was Flutterwave's breakout year both at home and abroad due to a valuation of $1 billion, which raised its fortunes. It was also the first time the UK subsidiary began to reflect significant financial activity.

LemFi raises $53 million Series B to fuel European and Asian expansion

LemFi will leverage this funding to expand its service offerings, scale its payment network licenses and partnerships globally, enabling hyper-localised service delivery.

BREAKING: LemFi expands to Europe. The journey so far.

LemFi, a fast-growing remittance startup with over 1M customers, and more than $33M in disclosed funding has expanded to Europe. Here is the journey so far.

GTCO completes ₦209 billion capital raise, ahead of March 2026 deadline

GTCO will be the third Nigerian bank to make this announcement, months after the Central Bank raised minimum capital requirements tenfold for the country’s biggest banks

Every Nigerian fintech will become a cross-border fintech

Embedded finance turned every company to a fintech. Now, every Nigerian fintech will become a cross-border fintech. This deep dive tells you why and how.

Navigating Tunisia’s fintech landscape with Visa-backed Amin Ben A. of Konnect Networks

Amin Ben Abderrahman, Founder and CEO of Konnect Networks, discusses the challenges and opportunities of building a fintech startup in Tunisia.

Tyme Group raises $250M Series D funding led by Nubank, becomes a unicorn

Learn all about Tyme's founding story, fundraising history and future plans in this deepdive.