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News Nigeria StartupOctober 7, 2025 Nigerian fintech startup Rulesbase raises $2.1M to automate customer service with AI agents. Rulesbase, a Nigerian startup building AI agents for financial services byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsOctober 2, 2025 Safaricom Selects 10 Startups for Second Cohort of Spark Accelerator Program. Safaricom has announced the selection of 10 startups as finalists for the second byBetty Wangari
News Nigeria StartupSeptember 24, 2025 Paga Group Launches US Banking Service, Targeting 4.5 Million African Immigrants with FDIC-Insured Accounts. Nigeria-founded and UK-headquartered fintech giant Paga Group has made a bold byFatima Oladunni
Fintech News Nigeria StartupSeptember 15, 2025 Nigerian Fintech Kredete Secures $22M Series A to Revolutionize Cross-Border Finance for African Diaspora. Nigerian fintech startup Kredete has closed a substantial $22 million Series A byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsSeptember 9, 2025 Morocco’s Super-App Ora Technologies Acquires Cathedis to Build North Africa’s Answer to Everything. In a move that signals serious ambition to dominate Morocco’s digital byBolu Babalola
EventsAugust 25, 2025 EpicPay Hosts Exclusive Retail Roundtable on Digital Payments, Customer Experience, and Smart Operations in Lagos. Leading payment solutions provider EpicPay brought together prominent retail byFatima Oladunni
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Africa News StartupAugust 14, 2025 Banking Giant Nedbank Snaps Up iKhokha for $94M: A Strategic Play to Dominate Africa’s SME Fintech Revolution. In a move that could reshape South Africa’s fintech landscape, Nedbank byBolu Babalola
EditorialAugust 13, 2025 Nigeria’s Digital Renaissance: The Rise of a Trillion-Dollar Tech Powerhouse In the heart of West Africa, where the Niger River meets the Atlantic Ocean, a byMuhammed Mustapha
