Tag: fintech
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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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...
SeerBit partners PayPal to expand payment options for African businesses, global shoppers
Nigeria’s pan-African payments company, SeerBit, has strengthened its push to connect African businesses with the global digital economy through a new integration with PayPal,...
Fawry Secures $10.8 Million Financing to Expand Digital Lending for Small Businesses Across Egypt
Egyptian fintech giant Fawry has secured a financing facility worth USD 10.8 million (EGP 550 million) for its wholly owned subsidiary, Fawry MSME Finance,...
GatetoPay Expands Payment Infrastructure for Fintechs Through Mastercard Product Express
Jordanian fintech infrastructure provider, GatetoPay has joined the Mastercard Product Express platform, a move expected to simplify how fintech startups and financial technology companies...
Yellow Card Is Building a Global Stablecoin Payment Network with New Swiss Regulatory Expansion
Africa-focused stablecoin infrastructure provider, Yellow Card has secured a regulatory anti-money laundering (AML) affiliation in Switzerland, marking a significant milestone in its strategy to...
Nigeria’s CreditChek Raises $600,000 to Expand Into East Africa and Transform Africa’s Digital Lending Boom
CreditChek, a Nigerian credit data infrastructure and financial intelligence startup, has secured $600,000 in fresh funding to support its expansion into East Africa. The funding...
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...
How Mawarid Finance and Fimple Are Enabling Faster Digital Banking and Banking-as-a-Service in the UAE
Mawarid Finance has entered into a partnership with fintech infrastructure provider Fimple to deliver Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) capabilities through a modern, composable banking platform. The agreement,...
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...
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