Canal+ Secures $3B MultiChoice Takeover, Creating Africa’s Largest Pay-TV Powerhouse. French media giant gains full control of DStv parent company after South African byBolu BabalolaJuly 24, 2025
54 Collective Shuts Down After Court Orders Liquidation Over $106M Mastercard Foundation Grant Dispute. 54 Collective, the venture firm formerly known as Founders Factory Africa, has byBolu BabalolaJuly 24, 2025
Africa’s First Digital SEZ Launches Full-Stack AI Growth Zone to Bridge Continental Infrastructure Gap. Itana aims to keep African AI talent from relying on expensive foreign GPU byFatima OladunniJuly 24, 2025
Egyptian Fintech Flend Raises $3M Seed Round to Digitize SME Lending Across MENA Egyptian digital SME lending platform Flend has closed a $3 million seed funding byBolu BabalolaJuly 24, 2025
Fintech NewsMarch 13, 2024 Bode Abifarin Departs as COO of Fintech Giant Flutterwave. Bode Abifarin has stepped down as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at byBolu Babalola
Fintech NewsMarch 13, 2024 Unlimit Acquires Third African License in Tanzania After Nigeria, Kenya. Fintech firm Unlimit has made a significant stride in its expansion strategy by byBolu Babalola
Fintech NewsMarch 10, 2024 Flutterwave shuts down barter card service. African financial technology behemoth Flutterwave has announced it will be byBolu Babalola
Fintech NewsMarch 5, 2024 Brass CEO addresses customers on recent withdrawal delay issues. In an extensive and heartfelt address to its customers and employees, the CEO of byFatima Oladunni
Fintech NewsFebruary 29, 2024 Nigerian fintech startup Bfree raises $2.95 million. Bfree, a forefront ethical credit management platform, has successfully raised byMuhammed Mustapha
Fintech NewsFebruary 1, 2024 Klasha teams up with FOMO Pay to make payments between Africa and Asia easier. Klasha, a foremost player in global cross-border payments, is excited to byFatima Oladunni
Africa Fintech NewsJanuary 5, 2024 Cameroonian Fintech Koree Secures $200,000 in Pre-Seed Funding. Cameroonian fintech startup Koree, specializing in helping customers save spare byBolu Babalola
Fintech NigeriaDecember 16, 2023 Opay Under Intense Fire Over Poor KYC Process. Since its launch in 2018, OPay has emerged as one of the leading mobile money byBolu Babalola
Africa Fintech StartupDecember 12, 2023 Fuse Unveils $10 Million Grant Program to Support Web3 Startups. Fuse Network has introduced a grant program designed to facilitate startups and byMuhammed Mustapha
Fintech News Rest of the WorldDecember 10, 2023 Jack Dorsey’s Block Launches Bitkey: An Innovative Self-custody Bitcoin Wallet, Eliminating The Need For Seed Phrases. Block, Inc byMuhammed Mustapha
