Small Business

South Africa’s Street Wallet raises $350,000 to expand QR payments for informal traders

Street Wallet, a South African mobile payment fintech, has raised $350,000 (R6.2 million) in funding at a valuation of $2…

3 months ago

Digital lenders face up to ₦100m fine for unethical conduct under FCCPC new rules

Digital lenders in Nigeria now risk fines between ₦50 million and ₦100 million, or 1% of their annual turnover, for…

3 months ago

Antler selects 24 founders to join inaugural cohort

When Anil Atmaramani resumed as Antler’s new partner for Africa in 2024, he was looking to make bets that some…

3 months ago

Nigeria nets ₦84.97 billion in six months after extending transfer levy to fintechs

When Kemi Michael, a corporate compère, attempted to transfer money to her usual PoS agent in late 2024, the attendant…

3 months ago

Correction: Kenya’s Wabeh scales back BNPL rollout to focus on underwriting and select markets

Wabeh, a Kenyan buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) provider, has scaled back operations with a portion of its vendor network as of July…

3 months ago

A financial tool for South Africa’s gig workers left out of formal banking systems

It started with curiosity and a handful of conversations in the back seats of ride-hailing vehicles. “That’s where we noticed…

3 months ago

“Culture isn’t what you say, it’s what you allow”: Day 1-1000 of Haul247

Sehinde Afolayan, founder of logistics platform Haul247, was one of the first founders I interviewed as a journalist for TechCabal.…

3 months ago

South African fintech startups to watch in 2025

South Africa’s fintech space is one of the most developed in Africa. It makes up nearly 40% of the continent’s…

3 months ago

Leon Kiptum, fintech executive who believed in people and purpose, dies at 44

When Leon Kiptum left his role at Flutterwave in June, his goodbye post on LinkedIn didn’t read like the end…

3 months ago

Update: DigiTax gets technically approved to expand into Nigeria

DigiTax, a pan-African e-invoicing firm, has secured technical approval from Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to serve as an…

3 months ago