Africa

Interoperability critical to the future of payment solutions in Africa

Favourable demographics, economic growth in the past decade, and innovation in payments infrastructure are working to define the future of…

2 months ago

Mastercard Foundation conference spotlights Africa’s edtech startups

Investor interest in African education technology (edtech) has cooled since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns highlighted how technology…

6 months ago

Spiro secures $50m debt funding from Afreximbank to expand electric vehicles in Africa

Spiro, an India-based electric vehicle company, has signed a $50 million debt financing deal with Afreximbank to expand its offering…

7 months ago

Wave is Africa’s only startup on Y-Combinator’s list of top earners

For the second year running, Francophone fintech Wave is the only African company listed on Y-Combinator’s top 50 earning startups…

8 months ago

Nigerian neobank Kuda eyes global reach with new licenses

Kuda Microfinance Bank, the Target Global-backed neobank, has secured payment licences in Tanzania and Canada as part of an expansion…

9 months ago

GITEX Africa wants 100 Nigerian startups to exhibit in Morocco

The Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) wants to bring about 100 Nigerian companies to Marrakech, Morocco where the second edition…

9 months ago

Flutterwave’s COO leaves fintech giant after several other high-profile exits

Flutterwave’s chief operating officer, Bode Abifarin, has left Africa’s largest startup after six years of leading the startup’s operations, in…

9 months ago

Kenyan EV startup Roam secures $24m to scale production

Roam, a Kenya-based electric vehicle company has raised $24 million in equity and debt to expand local manufacturing capabilities in…

10 months ago