Small Business

Why Kenyans are using mobile money more but sending less

The value of mobile money transactions in Kenya dropped sharply over the 12 months to February 2025, falling by 19.6%…

5 months ago

GTM 142: Why Most B2B Marketing Fails (And How to Fix It) with Udi Ledergor

The GTM Podcast is available on any major directory, including: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Udi Ledergor served as CMO during…

6 months ago

Tala lays off 28 staff as loan defaults and customer queries fall

Digital lender Tala has laid off 28 employees from its customer operations team, citing a reduced workload due to fewer…

6 months ago

How Moniepoint is going after remittances with Monieworld

Moniepoint, the Nigerian fintech unicorn, has launched Monieworld, its remittance product that allows UK residents to send money directly from…

6 months ago

South Africa’s payments startup Stitch raises $55 million Series B funding

Stitch, a South Africa-based payments infrastructure startup founded in 2021, has raised $55 million in a Series B round, bringing…

6 months ago

South Africa’s payments startup  Stitch raises $55 million Series B funding

Stitch, a South Africa-based payments infrastructure startup founded in 2021, has raised $55 million in a Series B round, bringing…

6 months ago

Digital bank Umba raises $5 million to grow vehicle and SME lending in Kenya

Umba, a Nairobi-headquartered digital bank with operations in Kenya and Nigeria, has raised a $5 million debt facility to grow…

6 months ago

PalmPay rolls out Verve debit cards as Nigerian fintechs shift to local providers

PalmPay, the Nigerian fintech with over 35 million users, has launched its first debit card in partnership with Verve, marking…

7 months ago

Paystack welcomes consumers to its ecosystem with Zap, a transfer app

Nine years ago, Shola Akinlade, Paystack’s CEO, bet on making online payments frictionless and that bet paid off with a…

7 months ago

Nigeria records largest global drop in cash usage as digital payments surge

Nigeria recorded the steepest decline in cash transactions to surpass six cash-reliant economies in the past decade thanks to the…

7 months ago