Uganda’s Mobile Money Market Just Got Crowded: 54 Licensed Players Signal End of Telco Duopoly Bank of Uganda data reveals Wave, Chipper Cash breaking into elite tier byBetty WangariDecember 11, 2025
Pick n Pay Accelerates Digital Transformation its Omnichannel Retail South African grocery giant taps new digital chief to drive omnichannel strategy byBolu BabalolaDecember 11, 2025
Rwanda Launches National Digital Payment System eKash, Built Entirely by African Engineers Country unveils fully interoperable platform integrating banks and mobile money byBetty WangariDecember 9, 2025
Japan’s JICA Backs African Health-Tech Startup CarePoint With $3M Loan as Tokyo Deepens Continent Push Development finance agency uses private sector lending vehicle to back byBolu BabalolaDecember 9, 2025
Africa NewsJuly 23, 2024 Egyptian Fintech MNT-Halan Raises $157.5M for Market Expansion. Egyptian fintech powerhouse MNT-Halan has successfully raised a substantial byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJuly 23, 2024 SA Fintech Peach Payments Acquires Operativa. South African fintech leader Peach Payments has bolstered its growth strategy byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsJuly 10, 2024 Tanzanian Fintech NALA Secures $40 Million Series A Funding. Tanzanian fintech startup NALA has secured a significant $40 million in a Series byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJuly 9, 2024 31 Countries Represented in Timbuktoo Africa’s New Fintech Hub. Timbuktoo Africa proudly launches its inaugural cohort at the Pan-African byMuhammed Mustapha
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
ReportsJune 24, 2024 Focus on the numbers: Funding Shift in Africa: Climate Tech Surges to 45% Share in 2024, Edging Out Fintech. Climate tech is rapidly emerging as the preferred destination for venture byMuhammed Mustapha
News NigeriaJune 20, 2024 Nigerian Fintech Carbon Ends Debit Card Services. Nigerian digital lender Carbon has made a surprising move, shutting down its byMuhammed Mustapha
EventsJune 18, 2024 Timbuktoo Africa Fintech Accelerator Applications Ends This Week. Founders of fintech startups across Africa are invited to apply to the byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsJune 11, 2024 Egyptian fintech startup Sahl secures $6 million to become a one-stop shop for financial services. Salh, a fintech startup based in Cairo, has secured $6 million in combined seed byBolu Babalola
