FinTech

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  FinTech

  “We weren’t motivated to become a unicorn”: Wave’s West Africa head reflects on startup’s rapid growth

  Michael Ajifowoke

  18th October 2021

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  FinTech

  PaySika secures pre-seed funding to provide neobank services in francophone Africa

  Michael Ajifowoke

  15th October 2021

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  FinTech

  Why Uzoma Dozie’s Sparkle had only Nigerian investors in $3.1m funding round

  Michael Ajifowoke

  15th October 2021

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  FinTech

  What untapped opportunities are in Nigeria’s agency banking space?

  Michael Ajifowoke

  12th October 2021

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  FinTech, Funding

  Nigerian open banking startup Mono secures $15m Series A led by Tiger Global

  Michael Ajifowoke

  11th October 2021

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  Features, FinTech

  M-Pesa, Opay, Telebirr, Palmpay: How Chinese tech is powering African fintech

  Daniel Adeyemi

  7th October 2021

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  FinTech

  Paga partners with Untapped Global to digitise payments for 120,000 Nigerian SMEs

  Michael Ajifowoke

  4th October 2021

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  FinTech, Funding, Startups

  A Nigerian fintech startup serving solar providers secures $2m funding

  Michael Ajifowoke

  20th September 2021

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  FinTech, Startups

  A startup helping Kenyan churches receive donations secures funding to scale

  Michael Ajifowoke

  18th September 2021

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  FinTech

  Jumo, MTN launch mobile money loan offering to improve SME credit access in Ivory Coast

  Michael Ajifowoke

  14th September 2021

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  FinTech

  Egyptian fintech MNT-Halan secures $120m for global expansion

  Damilare Dosunmu

  8th September 2021

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  FinTech

  How Wave became Francophone Africa’s first unicorn startup with 1% money transfer fee

  Michael Ajifowoke

  7th September 2021

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  FinTech

  With Awabah, Tunji Andrews wants to make pensions as popular as banking

  Michael Ajifowoke

  3rd September 2021

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  FinTech

  Fintech Focus: The link between Open Banking and financial inclusion

  Michael Ajifowoke

  1st September 2021

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  FinTech

  pawaPay closes $9m seed round from MSA and Mr Eazi’s Zagadat Capital

  Damilare Dosunmu

  26th August 2021

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  FinTech

  Aboki Africa takes money exchange online with 1% fee

  Michael Ajifowoke

  26th August 2021

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  FinTech

  How customer loyalty is helping Nigerian fintech apps through regulatory crackdown

  Michael Ajifowoke

  25th August 2021

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  FinTech

  Bitnob connects with U.S.-based Strike via Bitcoin Lightning Network

  Michael Ajifowoke

  24th August 2021

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  FinTech, Funding

  Led by SoftBank, Nigeria’s OPay raises $400m at $2bn valuation

  Michael Ajifowoke

  23rd August 2021

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  FinTech

  Meet Julaya, a startup solving payment friction for the World Bank in Ivory Coast

  Michael Ajifowoke

  23rd August 2021

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  FinTech

  Chaka partners with TradingView to help clients better invest in global markets

  Michael Ajifowoke

  9th August 2021

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  FinTech

  Cellulant gets central bank license to launch Tingg in Ghana

  Michael Ajifowoke

  6th August 2021

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  FinTech, Government, News

  CBN issues new guidelines for financial institutions

  Timi Odueso

  6th August 2021

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  FinTech

  CBN regulations holding back mobile money revolution in Nigeria

  Michael Ajifowoke

  23rd July 2021

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  FinTech

  Make Twitter giveaways great – without requiring bank accounts

  Alexander Onukwue

  21st July 2021

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  FinTech

  Visa launches first card payment service in Somalia

  Damilare Dosunmu

  14th July 2021

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  FinTech

  Flutterwave lands Visa and MTN veteran to lead government and regulatory affairs

  Alexander Onukwue

  13th July 2021

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  FinTech

  Mobile money operators can issue cards but not loans or insurance, CBN says

  Timi Odueso

  13th July 2021

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  FinTech

  TeamApt closes undisclosed Series B round to extend its banking services across Africa

  Alexander Onukwue

  2nd July 2021

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  FinTech

  Inside Branch’s 20 percent interest investment push to beat Nigerian bank offerings

  Alexander Onukwue

  30th June 2021

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  FinTech, Most Read, Startups

  Chaka becomes the first startup to receive SEC license for digital stock trading in Nigeria

  Alexander Onukwue

  23rd June 2021

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  FinTech

  TeamApt anticipates unicorn bells on the back of $16bn agent banking blitz

  Alexander Onukwue

  17th June 2021

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  Companies, FinTech

  Chipper Cash raises $100 million in Series C, led by SVB

  Alexander Onukwue

  31st May 2021

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  FinTech, Startups

  Mono receives $2 million investment from Kuda CEO, Lateral Capital, others

  Alexander Onukwue

  24th May 2021

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  FinTech, The BackEnd

  Stax wants you to enjoy USSD with better design, without ever dialling codes again

  Alexander Onukwue

  20th May 2021

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  Ecommerce, FinTech

  Inside Klasha’s mission to help 5,000 global retailers sell and ship to Africa

  Alexander Onukwue

  18th May 2021

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  FinTech, Startups

  Maviance raises $3m from MFS Africa to digitize financial services across Central Africa

  Alexander Onukwue

  11th May 2021

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  FinTech

  Carry1st’s payments solution for gaming spurs $6 million Series A

  Alexander Onukwue

  5th May 2021

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  FinTech

  In sacking First Bank’s board, a bruised Emefiele enforces CBN tradition

  Alexander Onukwue

  30th April 2021

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  FinTech, TechCabal Live

  How fintech startups can expand their market size through partnerships

  Alexander Onukwue

  30th April 2021