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Tulupay Launches Financial Operating System to Link Banks, Mobile Money and Blockchain in Africa
Tulupay, a fintech infrastructure company with operations spanning Estonia, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Rwanda and other markets, has announced the pre-launch of its Financial Operating...
Nigeria’s Grant Master Launches ‘Grant Wizard’ to Simplify Funding Access for African Startups and Nonprofits
Nigerian startup Grant Master has unveiled Grant Wizard, an AI-powered grant intelligence platform designed to help nonprofits, startups, and social enterprises discover funding opportunities...
Business Corner: Why you should start POS, Agency Banking in Nigeria to make great profit, and how to get started
On a dusty morning in 2019, in Alapa village, Asa Local Government Area of Ilorin, Kwara State, a young man named Agboola Fadaride opened...
South Africa’s AI Diagnostics Secures $5.2M to Revolutionise TB Detection Across Africa and Asia
South African med-tech startup, AI Diagnostics, has secured ZAR85 million (approximately US$5.2 million) in fresh funding to accelerate the fight against tuberculosis (TB), one...
Business Corner: Why You Should Start a Fintech Startup in Africa and How to Launch It
On an evening in Yaba, Lagos, two young engineers were staring at a laptop screen that kept failing to process a payment. One of...
Mashreq and Toothpick Brings Banking-as-a-Service to Healthcare, Simplify Treatment with Digital Financing
Mashreq, a financial institution in the Middle East and North Africa, has partnered with healthcare platform Toothpick to launch an embedded financing solution that...
Falak Holding Acquires Majority Stake in AI Firm Kernel to Accelerate Regional Tech Innovation Push
Saudi Arabia's Falak Holding has acquired a majority stake in artificial intelligence startup Kernel, including its operations across Saudi Arabia and Jordan to deepen...
Duplo–Ozow Alliance Targets End-to-End Financial Automation for South African Businesses
Nigerian fintech Duplo has announced a strategic partnership with South Africa’s leading payment gateway Ozow to reshape how businesses manage their financial operations.
The collaboration...
Hub2 Builds Africa’s “Financial Highway,” Connecting 200M Wallets Across Fragmented Markets
Hub2 is placing itself as the invisible infrastructure powering seamless transactions across Francophone Africa to unify the continent's fractured payment ecosystem. Active in 12 countries...
KCB Bank Partners Craft Silicon to Advance Digital Payments and Simplify Faster Transactions Across Kenya
KCB Bank Kenya, in partnership with fintech firm Craft Silicon, has convened businesses and ecosystem partners to explore how payment systems can be made...
Edafa Venture Acquires Egypt’s Cyclex in Six-Figure Deal to Drive Circular Economy Growth
Saudi-Egyptian investment firm, Edafa Venture, has acquired Egypt-based recycling startup Cyclex in a six-figure deal facilitated by Startup Sync, a move perfectly aligns with...
Homegrown Ventures Closes $22.8M Debut Fund, Stakes Big on Healthier Consumer Brands Across Emerging Markets
Homegrown Ventures, a UAE-based venture capital firm, has announced the final close of its debut Fund I at $22.8 million, surpassing its initial $20...
