Managing business finances in Africa typically involves using scattered tools: accounting and budgeting softwares, banking and payroll apps, multiple Excel…
Imagine backing one of Africa’s quietest giants before the crowd caught on. Today, that small company, Moniepoint, is now worth…
On Thursday, Raenest, a Nigeria-based cross-border remittance company that offers multicurrency accounts for freelancers and businesses, unveiled four new products…
Moniepoint’s London remittance bet has cost it $3.77 million since February 2024, according to UK regulatory filings. Moniepoint Group set…
Street Wallet, a South African cashless payment fintech, has partnered with Plush Car Wash, a popular car care brand, to…
Lendsqr, a Nigerian Lending-as-a-Service (LaaS) startup that serves banks, fintechs, and non-bank lenders, has partnered with CreditRegistry and CRC Credit…
Startups On Our Radar spotlights African startups solving African challenges with innovation. In our previous edition , we featured 7…
Fincra, a payments infrastructure provider for businesses in and beyond Africa, has partnered with Reap, a global stablecoin-enabled infrastructure provider,…
When Wale Akanbi, a former CTO and co-founder of Aella, a Nigerian financial and credit solutions provider, relocated to the…
Tanzanian fintech NALA has expanded into Kenya through a partnership with Equity Bank and payment utility Pesalink, targeting the country’s…
A Kenyan High Court has ruled that fintechs should be exempt from value-added tax (VAT) on payment services, overturning an…
In Johannesburg’s inner city, street traders turn sidewalks into shopfronts. On one side, a woman chops inhloko (cow head), her…
Retail investors are tapping into Nigeria’s ₦89.06 trillion stock market as apps lower barriers to entry, pushing retail trades up…
In June, Leatherback, the UK-headquartered cross-border fintech once mired in fraud investigations, unveiled new executives in posters styled like Marvel…
In Nigeria, the vibrant holiday season often comes with an unusual problem: wasted gift cards. A cousin in London might…
Table of contents A few years ago, I kept my savings in a regular bank account. The interest was so…
In June, Leatherback, the Nigerian cross-border fintech once mired in fraud investigations, unveiled new executives in posters styled like Marvel…
On August 7, I watched a cobalt-blue Moniepoint point-of-sale (POS) device do something it had never done before. With a…
Street Wallet, a South African mobile payment fintech, has raised $350,000 (R6.2 million) in funding at a valuation of $2…
Digital lenders in Nigeria now risk fines between ₦50 million and ₦100 million, or 1% of their annual turnover, for…