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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Layer3 Wins Big at 2025 African Beacon of ICT Awards
Layer3, One of Nigeria’s foremost ICT solutions providers, has once again solidified its place as a trailblazer in Africa’s technology ...
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Parent Company of Kwik Declared Bankrupt By Court
Africa Delivery Technologies (ADTL), the Dutch parent of Nigerian delivery platform Kwik, has been declared bankrupt by a court in ...
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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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Raenest Secures $11M to Expand Cross-Border Payment Solutions
Raenest, a Nigeria-based fintech specializing in cross-border payments, has raised $11 million in a Series A funding round, bringing its ...
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African Startups Start 2025 Strong with $289M Raised in January
African startups began 2025 with an impressive fundraising performance, securing $289 million in January through deals of $100,000 and above. ...
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Bento CEO Steps Down Amid EFCC, LIRS Probes; Surrenders Equity
Ebun Okubanjo, co-founder and CEO of Nigerian payroll and HR startup Bento Africa, has stepped down from his role following ...
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