Moniepoint, PiggyVest, Opay, Named Among World’s Top 300 Fintechs
Ten African fintech companies, including Moniepoint, PiggyVest, M-KOPA, Interswitch, and OPay, have been named among the world’s top 300 fintechs ...
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Tag: African Startups
Okra Shuts Down, Returns Millions in Unused Funds to Investors
Nigerian fintech Okra has shut down, but not because it ran out of money. In a rare move for a ...
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African Startups Raise $365M in June, Best Funding Month in Nearly a Year
African startups pulled in $365 million in June 2025, the strongest month this year and the best since mid-2024. The ...
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Wave Raises $137M to Expand Mobile Money Services Across Africa
Wave, one of Africa’s most promising fintech startups, just secured $137 million in debt funding to grow its reach. The ...
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Fincra Secures South African Licence to Expand Payment Network Across Africa
Fincra has received a Third Party Payments Provider (TPPP) licence in South Africa. This allows the fintech company to process ...
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Allawee Wants to Make Cards Cool Again in Nigeria’s Fintech Space
For years, cards have been a love-hate tool for Nigerian fintechs. While useful, they were expensive to maintain and unreliable. ...
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Six Nigerian Startups Named in FT’s 2024 Fastest-Growing List
Six Nigerian startups have secured spots on the Financial Times 2024 list of Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies. The ranking, in partnership ...
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Ex-Interswitch and Microsoft employees Builds AI-powered sales assistants for Africa
In Africa’s B2B sales space, where many teams still juggle spreadsheets and manual tracking, Revwit is offering a smarter alternative. ...
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FG Unveils Plan to Boost Digital Service Provider Expansion Across Africa
Nigeria’s Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment has launched a new plan to help digital service providers expand across Africa. ...
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Sycamore Expands Into Asset Management with SEC License
Sycamore, a Nigerian digital lender managing ₦10 billion in assets, has secured a fund manager license from the Securities and ...
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