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M-KOPA raises $250m to scale high-impact consumer fintech across Africa

M-KOPA, a leading fintech platform, today announced it successfully closed over $250m in new debt and equity funding to expand its financial services offering to underbanked...

Start-ups/Fintech2 years ago

Fintech Industry Targets $1.5 trillion Economy by 2030

Financial technology revenues are projected to grow sixfold from $245 billion to $1.5 trillion by 2030, according to a report from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and...

Start-ups/Fintech2 years ago

VPD Money Processes $200m As Transaction Growth Hits 2548%

VPD Money, fintech, $200 million, transaction, Nigerian businesses, digital bank, neo-bank, , Mohammed Adeleke Liadi, Nigerian businesses, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), Africa, unifying wallet, bank account...

Start-ups/Fintech2 years ago

Google Stakes $4m Funding for Startups In Africa and Europe

Google has committed $4 million to support eligible black-founded startups in Africa and Europe in line with its commitment to digital transformation and support to black-founded...

Start-ups/Fintech2 years ago

AfricaTech Awards to Honour Tech Entrepreneurs

IFC and Viva Technology today announced the second edition of the AfricaTech Awards, an initiative to spotlight Africa-focused companies with innovative solutions addressing key development challenges linked...

Start-ups/Fintech2 years ago

NCC Restates Commitment To Bridging Digital Gap and Supports Indigenous Digital Solutions

The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has stated that the commission will not relent in bridging the obvious digital...