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Moniepoint taps Stanbic IBTC CFO for its microfinance bank after $110 million raise

Moniepoint, the Nigerian fintech that recently raised $110 million at a billion-dollar valuation, has appointed Bayo Olujobi as the Chief…

2 weeks ago

Fintech startup Lendsqr is launching ₦1 billion working capital for lenders

Lendsqr, a startup that provides all the software companies need to start a lending business, will now offer its clients…

1 month ago

Raenest, Leatherback, Vesti, and Graph pitch themselves to African founders as Mercury alternatives

African fintechs that help companies access banking services in the U.S. and Canada are wooing founders affected by Mercury’s abrupt…

3 months ago

Exclusive: TymeBank to launch in Indonesia as it continues Southeast Asia focus

TymeBank, the South African digital bank with R4 billion ($222 million) in customer deposits, will launch in Indonesia by the…

3 months ago

Want your rice with a side of ads? Chowdeck is working on an ad product

For the rollout of  Ayra Starr’s album ‘The Year I Turned 21,’ her recordMavin made an unusual marketing…

4 months ago

Exclusive: How a six-week freeze on customer onboarding slowed card demand for OPay and Moniepoint

In April, Nigeria’s central bank barred fintechs from onboarding new customers for six weeks. In that period, two of Nigeria’s…

4 months ago

₦714 million glitch: fintech giant OPay gets court order to restrict customer accounts

Chinese-backed fintech giant OPay has received approval from a Federal High Court in Lagos to freeze customer bank accounts in…

5 months ago