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Africa NewsJune 28, 2024 South Africa’s Mama Money launches WhatsApp-powered bank card with Access Bank and Paymentology. South Africa-based cross-border money transfer startup Mama Money has partnered byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsJune 28, 2024 Egyptian banking-as-a-service startup Connect Money secures $8 million seed round. Egypt’s Connect Money, a banking-as-a-service fintech company specializing in byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaJune 25, 2024 NSIA selects finalists for the NPI 2.0 accelerator program. The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has announced the start-ups byMuhammed Mustapha
News NigeriaJune 25, 2024 Flutterwave undergoes restructuring and lays off 3% of its workforce. African payments giant Flutterwave has laid off about 30 employees, which byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsJune 25, 2024 Rwandan EV company Ampersand teams up with BYD to electrify African transport. The Kigali-based electric transport energy company Ampersand has entered into a byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJune 24, 2024 NIBSS names Ebehijie Juliet Momoh, ex-Mastercard VP, as new MD/CEO of AfriGO The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) has announced the appointment byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJune 24, 2024 Five Websites That Are Illegally Collecting Nigerian Data. The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has identified five websites byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaJune 21, 2024 Nigerians’ NIN, BVN data sold online for cheap – Paradigm Initiative. AnyVerify offers NINs, BVNs, and more personal data for ₦100 per requests byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsJune 21, 2024 The 10k2Startup initiative is offering funding of up to $50,000 to African startups. African startups are invited to apply for the 10k2Startup initiative, which byMuhammed Mustapha
News NigeriaJune 20, 2024 Binance Executive Tigran Gambaryan Files for Compensation in Nigerian Court. Detained Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan has petitioned an Abuja Federal High byMuhammed Mustapha
