Tag: Fintech Startup
Nigerian mental health technology startup Mytherapist is helping individuals and couples access professional therapy through online consultations, appointment bookings and digital wellbeing tools, as it seeks to make mental healthcare more accessible and affordable. Founded in 2021...
Nigerian healthcare technology startup Helium Health has secured a $2.5 million grant from Google.org to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) solutions aimed at improving maternal healthcare delivery and reducing preventable deaths in Nigeria.
The funding will support the...
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CrediMax, talabat and Mastercard Launch Co-Branded Credit Card in Bahrain to Boost Digital Payments Adoption
CrediMax, one of Bahrain’s leading payment solutions providers, has partnered with talabat and Mastercard to launch a co-branded credit card aimed at enhancing digital...
Valu and Fawry Partner to Expand Instalment Credit Solutions and Egypt’s Digital Payments Ecosystem
Valu, one of Egypt’s leading consumer finance platforms, has entered a partnership with Fawry, the country’s dominant electronic payments provider, to introduce flexible financing...
Nigeria’s Fincra Builds Regulated Payment Network Across Africa With Ghana Expansion Move
Nigerian payments infrastructure provider, Fincra, has secured a Payment Service Provider Licence (Enhanced Category) from the Bank of Ghana, marking a step in its...
Botim Money Expands Card Issuance Partnership With Mastercard to to Advance Digital-First Payments
Botim Money, the financial services arm of Botim, has expanded its partnership with Mastercard to advance its card issuance programme, signalling a deeper push...
Mashreq and Cashew Combines Regulated Banking With Fintech to Launch Pay-later Financing for Consumers
Mashreq and Cashew are expanding their strategic collaboration to develop an embedded lending framework aimed at transforming how consumers access credit for high-value purchases. The...
Kenya’s WapiPay Expands Remittance Network Into Jamaica to Strengthen Diaspora Payment for Africans
WapiPay, a Nairobi-based cross-border payments company, has secured regulatory approval to launch operations in Jamaica, marking its first entry into the Caribbean and a...
Inside Hamilton’s Push to Build Digital Finance and Scale Dollar Stablecoins Across Africa
Hamilton Labs, a U.S.-based financial infrastructure provider, has secured an undisclosed investment from AXIAN Investment, the venture arm of pan-African conglomerate AXIAN Group, to...
Scale and Mastercard Partner to Simplify Card Issuance and Accelerate Digital Payments Across Africa
Scale, a South African card-issuing startup, has entered into a partnership with Mastercard aimed at simplifying how businesses launch and manage card products across...
Happy Pay Secures $5m Seed Round to Expand Africa’s Ad-Supported Payments Network
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...
Fintech Startup, Fido Partners Uber to Offer Instant Loans to Drivers in Ghana
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...
Basata Expands Digital Payments in Egypt with Nationwide POS Network and Mobile Wallet Support
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, Wants to Digitise Nigeria’s Savings “Ajo” System With Technology
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...
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