South Africa’s Araxi Just Dropped R1 Billion on Pay@ — And It’s a Bet on the End of Fragmentation In the biggest payments consolidation deal South Africa has seen in years, byBolu BabalolaFebruary 18, 2026
Gabon Just Flipped the Kill Switch on Social Media — Indefinitely. Here’s What That Actually Costs. The Central African nation joins a growing list of governments using internet byBetty WangariFebruary 18, 2026
Dutch Government Bets $3M on Female-Led African Fintech Fund — In a Market Where Women Get Just 10% of VC Dollars First Circle Capital's DGGF partnership is part of a $30 million fundraise byBolu BabalolaFebruary 18, 2026
Unilever Just Bet the Future of Dove, Hellmann’s, and Vaseline on Google’s AI — Here’s Why In a five-year partnership, the CPG giant is migrating its entire data and cloud byMuhammed MustaphaFebruary 18, 2026
Africa Fintech NewsJanuary 15, 2025 LemFi Raises $53 Million to Expand Global Footprint in Asia and Europe. Nigerian-London-based fintech LemFi is reshaping the way immigrants send money byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupJanuary 15, 2025 SA’s The Awareness Company Raises $1.6M for AI Sustainability Solution The Awareness Company, a South African SaaS startup that transforms business byBolu Babalola
EditorialJanuary 14, 2025 African Tech in 2024: Resilience, Rebirth, and a Brighter Future Africa’s tech ecosystem has always been a story of resilience and byFatima Oladunni
Africa Fintech NewsJanuary 7, 2025 Applications now open for 4th Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator. Visa, the global payment card network, has announced the opening of applications byFatima Oladunni
Moonsights ReportsJanuary 3, 2025 The 10 Biggest African Tech Startup Funding Rounds in 2024. The year 2024, much like 2023, has proven to be a challenging period for African byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupJanuary 3, 2025 Village Capital invests $150,000 in women-led Rhea and Regxta. Village Capital has unveiled its latest round of investments, channeling USD byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsDecember 30, 2024 Submissions now accepted for $16.5M Khulisani Ventures funding. The Mineworkers Investment Company (MIC), a leading South African investment byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsDecember 25, 2024 Talaty receives funding to accelerate growth and expansion. Moroccan fintech startup Talaty, which is reshaping the financing landscape for byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsDecember 21, 2024 Kenyan fintech Leja handles $2bn in transactions this year. Kenyan fintech startup Leja has achieved a major milestone, processing $2 byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsDecember 20, 2024 SA fintech Sourcefin secures $8.2m from Futuregrowth. South African fintech and alternative funding provider Sourcefin has raised byFausat Abiola
