Business
Yoco, Stub Join Forces to Give South African Small Businesses Real-Time Financial Visibility
South African payments platform, Yoco, has partnered with accounting software startup, Stub, in a move aimed at eliminating one of the biggest administrative burdens...
Rwanda’s Vermariq Taps FasterCapital Partnership to Accelerate AI Marketing Platform for African SMEs
Rwanda-based startup, Vermariq, has taken a significant step toward expanding its footprint in Africa’s growing digital marketing technology ecosystem after entering a strategic partnership...
CargoX Secures $250M to Scale Driverless Deliveries as UAE Pushes Auto Logistics Into the Mainstream
UAE-based autonomous delivery startup, CargoX, has secured a massive $250 million investment from an investor consortium led by BlueFive Capital, marking one of the...
Burst Creators Stakes on Performance-Based Influencer Marketing to Transform Africa’s Creator Economy
Ugandan startup, Burst Creators, a performance-based influencer marketing platform is challenging traditional influencer marketing models by allowing brands to pay only for actual views...
FairMoney Expands Beyond Digital Lending With Asset Financing for Nigeria’s Mobility Entrepreneurs
Nigeria-based credit-led neobank, FairMoney, has launched a new asset financing solution aimed at helping mobility entrepreneurs and small business operators across the country.Beneficiaries could...
PayAngel Partners Visa to Scale International Transfer and Cross-Border Payments Across Africa and Asia
PayAngel, a cross-border payments platform serving migrant communities and businesses across multiple markets, has expanded its collaboration with Visa in a move aimed at...
AskMandla Uses WhatsApp to Formalise South Africa’s 1.6M Domestic Workers, Unlock Financial Inclusion
South African startup, AskMandla, is leveraging WhatsApp and artificial intelligence to formalise domestic employment relationships, simplify labour compliance for household employers, and connect domestic...
Yoco Acquires Dyner.ai to Expand Beyond Payments and Accelerate Smart Business Operations
South African fintech giant, Yoco, has acquired Dyner.ai, an artificial intelligence-native operating system designed for restaurants and independent businesses. It is a strategic move...
CashAfrica Bets on Contactless Tap-to-Pay Payments Infrastructure to Transform Nigeria’s Payment Ecosystem
Despite rapid growth in digital payment, Nigeria’s transaction landscape is still dominated by cash. Bank transfers, USSD, and card payments have gained traction, but...
NALA Secures $50 Million to Build Neobank Platform, Expand Global Remittance and Banking Services
African payments company, NALA has secured up to US$50 million in non-dilutive credit financing to accelerate its international expansion, deepen product development and support...
Peach Payments Drives Contactless Digital Payment Shift in Mauritius with Apple Pay Launch
South Africa-based payment service provider, Peach Payments has expanded its digital payments offering by introducing Apple Pay to merchants in Mauritius, enabling consumers to...
Velmie and Flot Partner to Accelerate Payments and Banking Infrastructure in Africa
Digital banking integrator, Velmie has announced a partnership with Flot, an emerging fintech building a next-generation neobank for consumers and businesses across Africa. This is...
