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Kuda, the Target Global-backed challenger bank, tripled revenue to $22 million in 2022

Kuda, the Nigeria-focused neobank backed by Target Global, tripled its revenue, according to its latest audited financial statements filed with…

11 months ago

Jumia hires ex-PalmPay manager, Anthony Mbagwu, to head its Nigerian fintech subsidiary

E-commerce giant Jumia appointed Anthony Mbagwu as the managing director of its Nigerian fintech arm, JumiaPay. Mbagwu joins JumiaPay from…

11 months ago

Exclusive: Hohm Energy in financial distress months after $8m raise

Hohm Energy, the South African solar company that announced a $8 million seed round in February, is currently not operational due to…

11 months ago

Flutterwave, Kuda, Piggyvest named CNBC’s Top 250 Fintech Companies

Statista, a world-renowned market data provider, and CNBC, an American media company, listed seven African fintech companies—Flutterwave, Piggyvest, Kuda, MTN,…

11 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 record label Mavin made an unusual marketing…

12 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…

12 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…

12 months ago

Kenya to issue payment licences: Flutterwave, Chipper Cash could be first in line

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) plans to issue payment licences to fintech startups soon, an important softening of an…

12 months ago

YC-backed Prospa is unable to process withdrawals for the second time in 5 months

Prospa, the Y Combinator-backed business banking startup, is the subject of complaints and social media callouts after persistent delays in…

12 months ago

Exclusive: Brass opts for a smaller team under new management

While the takeover of business banking startup Brass by a group of investors was widely hailed as a win by…

12 months ago

Exclusive: Caantin expands into US after two rebrands and layoffs

Caantin, the Kenyan startup that was formerly called Kibanda and then TopUpMama, has led many lives. Backed by Ventures Platform…

12 months ago

Flutterwave receives payment aggregator licence approval-in-principle to expand to Mozambique

Flutterwave, one of Africa’s leading payment companies, has secured a Mozambique payment aggregator licence in principle. This high-profile licence enables…

12 months ago

Peleza merges with YC-backed Prembly to form Prembly Group

Kenyan identity management startup, Peleza has merged with YC-backed Prembly to form the Prembly Group. Both companies declined to provide…

12 months ago

Nigerian fintech startups could spend over $1 million on KYC address verification

Following important changes to Know Your Customer processes by the Central Bank, fintech startups must now physically verify the addresses…

12 months ago

Kenya data analytics startup Gro Intelligence shuts down

Months after the board of the agricultural data platform Gro Intelligence replaced CEO and founder Sara Menker, the New York…

12 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…

1 year ago

Tanzania targets predatory loans: Central Bank excludes unlicensed apps

Tanzania’s Central Bank will no longer allow unlicensed digital lenders to operate in the country and has told customers to…

1 year ago

Exclusive: Flutterwave loses ₦11 billion in security breach

One month after obtaining a court order to recover $24 million lost to unauthorised POS transactions, Flutterwave suffered another security…

1 year ago

Chipper Cash resumes US operations two months after pausing services

Chipper Cash, a pan-African fintech startup, has resumed operations in the US after a two-month pause, and after a restructuring…

1 year ago

Exclusive: BuuPass acquires QuickBus, a bus ticketing platform, in a cash and stock deal

BuuPass, a Kenyan travel booking platform backed by Founders Factory Africa and FrontEnd Ventures, has acquired its Nigeria and South…

1 year ago