Tag: Finance

Roqqu, a Nigerian cryptocurrency start-up, is accelerating its evolution beyond basic trading services after attracting more than 30,000 users to its locally built futures...

Happy Pay, a South African buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) start-up, has raised $5 million in a seed funding round to expand what it describes as Africa’s...

Thousands of remote workers experience delay payments, accounts being flagged, and funds taking weeks to arrive. Hurupay, a Kenyan-founded fintech startup, is building its...

African businesses and diaspora communities spend billions each year on cross-border payments, yet delays and high fees remain a persistent problem. Wole Ayodele, co-founder...

Uber drivers in Ghana can now access instant loans of up to GH₵10,000 (approximately $920) following a new partnership between Uber and Fido, a...

Ndovu Wealth, a Kenyan fund manager, has launched a new multi-asset fund with a minimum investment threshold of $2,500, marking a pivot towards higher-income...

Basata Holding for Financial Investments, a leading Egyptian fintech specialising in digital payments, has announced a major expansion of its point-of-sale (POS) network. The company’s...

Canadian fintech startup, WeSpare, believes it has found a way to solve one of the oldest problems in Nigeria’s informal savings system as it...

Blockchain infrastructure company, Polytope Labs, is planning to launch an on-chain stablecoin infrastructure for foreign exchange (FX) settlement, according to a leaked pitch deck...

Luno Nigeria is preparing to introduce perpetuals trading and may launch futures products in 2026, as it accelerates plans to evolve from a cryptocurrency...

Kenya’s instant payment infrastructure is taking a significant step towards continental financial interoperability after Pesalink, widely regarded as the country’s de facto real-time payment...

Stripe Inc., the payments giant that acquired Nigerian fintech Paystack for over $200 million in 2020, is reportedly exploring a potential purchase of all...