Finance
Kenyan prop-tech and fintech startup PayServe is seeking to raise US$1 million in Series A funding to expand its technology platform that automates billing, payments and financial reconciliation for large residential estates and managed properties. Founded in...
YAKUB ABDULRASHEED - OPay, one of Nigeria’s most widely used financial technology platforms, has filed a prospectus for a proposed initial public offering (IPO) in the United States while considering a secondary listing on the Nigerian...
Kenya’s PayServe Seeks $1 Million Series A to Expand Property Management Automation Across Africa
Kenyan prop-tech and fintech startup PayServe is seeking to raise US$1 million in Series A funding to expand its technology platform that automates billing,...
NITDA, CBN Push Sovereign Cloud Initiative Ahead of 2027 Deadline
Nigeria is intensifying efforts to strengthen its digital sovereignty and protect its financial system as the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the...
OPay Moves Towards US IPO, Eyes Nigerian Stock Market Listing as Revenue Surges 136%
YAKUB ABDULRASHEED - OPay, one of Nigeria’s most widely used financial technology platforms, has filed a prospectus for a proposed initial public offering (IPO)...
UPN Launches Global Payments Consortium as Network Records First Live African Transaction
Universal Payment Network (UPN), a subsidiary of FinTra Holding, has launched the UPN Consortium, an open global platform designed to bring payment networks, banks,...
NVIDIA Deepens Egypt AI Push as RiseUp Connects Startups to Global Technology Ecosystem
NVIDIA is deepening its engagement with Egypt’s artificial intelligence ecosystem through an expanding collaboration with entrepreneurship platform RiseUp. The partnership aims at bringing together startup...
Lendo, Quantic Partner on $200m Programme to Boost Financing for Saudi SMEs
Saudi fintech Lendo has partnered with Austria-based asset manager Quantic Financial Solutions on an institutional capital programme worth up to SAR750 million ($200 million)...
Tarabut Secures $50m to Scale Embedded Finance and SME Lending Across Saudi Arabia
Bahrain-founded fintech infrastructure company Tarabut has secured $50 million (SAR187 million) in strategic financing as it moves to deepen its operations in Saudi Arabia...
Nomba Secures $3m Debt Facility to Push Cross-Border Payments Volume Beyond $1bn Monthly
Nigerian payments fintech, Nomba has secured a US$3 million debt facility from CardinalStone Finance Company Limited. This is significant to expand its cross-border payments...
Nigerian Fintech Timon Surpasses 100k Users, Processes $47m as It Targets Africa’s Cross-Border Travellers
Nigerian travel payments startup, Timon, has surpassed 100,000 users across 16 African markets after processing more than $47 million in transaction volume as of...
UAE’s Startup Oro Raises $3 Million to Scale AI-Powered DeFi Platform, Targets 10 Million Users
UAE-based financial AI platform Oro has raised $3 million in a strategic funding round as it seeks to simplify access to decentralised finance through...
Blockops Targets Africa’s Cross-Border Payment Gaps With Stablecoin Infrastructure for Fintechs
Nigerian blockchain infrastructure startup, Blockops Network, is seeking to tackle one of Africa’s persistent financial challenges, the difficulty, cost and complexity of moving money...
Duplo Partners Wema Bank to Bring Automated Financial Operations to Nigerian Businesses Through ALAT
Nigerian fintech startup, Duplo, has entered into a strategic partnership with Wema Bank to simplify how businesses manage their financial operations by integrating its...
