CBA & fintech firm ECap launch reverse factoring services to support SME’s working capital
Kenya’s Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) has partnered with the African Guarantee Fund for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (AGF) and …
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Prudential Financial invests $1.5million in the emerging market-focused LeapFrog Talent Accelerator
Talent development is the single greatest challenge most firms in emerging markets face. To help solve these problems, LeapFrog Investments has …
Odyssey Capital ensuring more Kenyans have access to information by owning mobile phones through a flexible payment plan.
Mobile has become a platform of creating and consuming innovative digital solutions not only in Kenya but in Africa. A …
Peer-to-peer lending platform Pezesha launches instant SMS loans capability for non-smartphone borrowers
Kenya's peer-to-peer lending platform Pezesha has unveiled a new feature allowing borrowers to apply for loans via SMS. The firm said the …
What is the greatest challenge of the African FinTech Sector?
When I interview founders that have launched a startup in the FinTech sector, I am always eager to know what …
Blockchain startup LaLa World aims for financial services for all
LaLa World, a blockchain financial system has launched to counter the inherent shortcomings and apprehensions of the traditional financial system …
Naspers Leads $115 Million Round into Payment Firm Remitly to Accelerate its Global Expansion
Naspers’ PayU has led a $115 million round in Remitly, a digital remittance firm based in North America, in a Series …
Kenya’s Kocela beats global giants to win top Fintech award
Payments and Transfers company Kocela emerged the winner of the Payments and Transfer Company category in the just concluded African …
Engineers Without Borders Canada invests in startup SME lending marketplace Bloom Impact
Ghana's Bloom Impact, a machine learning loans marketplace accessible from smartphones has raised undisclosed funding from Engineers Without Borders Canada, EWB Ventures, an early-stage …
DFS Lab calls for applications for its third fintech bootcamp holding in Tanzania
DFS Lab, a fintech accelerator funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is accepting applications for their third fintech …
Peer-to-peer marketplace Pezesha to participate at the Blackbox Connect 20 in Silicon Valley
Kenya's Pezesha.com a peer-to-peer micro-lending marketplace for Africa has been selected to participate at the upcoming Blackbox Connect 20 accelerator …
How to find Investors for your Startup
Africa has experienced a rampant rise of inventions and startups that have gone a long way from the minds of …
MaTontine has granted small loans totalling $12,000 – Bernie Akporiaye, Co-founder
In most communities that consists of majority of the middle class, you'd never fail to see cooperative societies. This is …
This insurance policy covers systems outage in the Internet of Things era
With the advent of Internet of Things, data is one of the most important assets in the world yet its …
Cowrywise does not charge a percentage on people’s savings- Razaq Ahmed, CEO
Do you need a soothsayer to tell you how important savings is in our financial life? Of course, you don’t. …
SA fintech firms Traderoot & Sureswipe partner to make payments convenient
Fintech firms Traderoot and Sureswipe have partnered to launch a platform brings high-end quick and simple reconciliation and transaction matching …
Apply: 2017 Zambezi Prize for Financial Inclusion Ventures in Sub-Saharan Africa
Applications are open for the 2017 Zambezi Prize, which is aimed at raising awareness of entrepreneurship and financial inclusion, encouraging …
Pineapple raises R5.2m from Lireas Holdings to revolutionise the way insurance is done in South Africa
Pineapple, a peer-to-peer insurance tech startup based in Johannesburg, South Africa has secured seed funding of R5.2m from Lireas Holdings, the …
The rise of FinTech startups in Nigeria: Would we still need banks later on?
Hey, I was doing a bit of thinking and I came up with this. Are we truly approaching a period …
Pula Partners CGAP to Bring Satellite-Based Agricultural Insurance to 18 Million Nigerian Smallholders
Over 2.5 billion of the world’s adults remain unbanked and have no access to formal banking or semiformal microfinance institutions …
Cellulant’s Mula payments app launches in Ghana to digitize airtime, DStv & utility payments
Payments firm Cellulant has launched “Mula”, its relatively new payments service in Ghana in a move that will allow anyone …
University of Cape Town Becomes First in Africa to Offer Degree in Fintech
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has become the first university in Africa to offer a degree in Fintech, allowing …
Belfrics Global unveils its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) for early cryptocurrency investors in Africa
Barely a month after it launched its operations in Kenya, Belfrics Global is taking another bold step in the right …
This Startup Wants to be a Peer-to-Peer Lending Marketplace for Nigerians
When it comes to accessing loans from financial institution in Nigeria, it's never really easy. From too many processes, to …
Oxford University and Get Smarter Launch FinTech Programme
Oxford University's Saïd Business School and South African e-learning company GetSmarter have launched an online FinTech programme to help meet …
Fenix raises over $4m from MTN, Swedish Embassy & USAID to launch pay-to-own solar home systems in Zambia
Fenix International, a venture-backed pay-to-own home solar system technology and and financial services firm has raised funds from MTN, the …
Paystack Hit One Billion Naira in Monthly Transaction Volume
Nigeria's Paystack has announced that it just hit 1 billion Naira ($3.2 million) in monthly transaction volume. The announcement was …
Innovation Doesn’t Have To Be Disruptive
Howard Miller and Grace Njoroge dig deeper into the idea of innovation and what it means for the Mastercard Foundation …
UPDATED: Tangazoletu hits ten years, seeking partners to bring financial services to ten million unbanked Kenyans
Kenya's mobile money integrator for merchants Tangazoletu has marked ten years of its existence with an ambitious target to bring …
Sureswipe launches an integrated point-of sale system to reduce contracts costs for merchants
South Africa's Sureswipe, an independent payment service provider has launched a new Integrated Payments product expected to reduce manual hours …