CBN Orders Nigerian Fintechs to Split Their Payments Empires or Divest Nigeria's Central Bank has ordered payment service holding companies to unbundle byFatima OladunniJune 17, 2026
Ripple Buys Into Flutterwave to Open New Front in African Stablecoin Wars Ripple has taken a strategic stake in Flutterwave, Nigeria's largest payments byBolu BabalolaJune 16, 2026
Proparco Anchors Morocco LP Position in EmTech’s New $60M Fund Proparco, the private sector financing arm of France’s development agency byBolu BabalolaJune 16, 2026
WATT and MTN Nigeria Partner on 34MW Renewable Energy Rollout for Telecom and EV First WATT, a renewable energy infrastructure company, has signed a partnership byFatima OladunniJune 16, 2026
Africa NewsMay 14, 2026 Proparco Backs Cauridor With $2M to Fix Africa’s Broken Remittance Rails Africa receives roughly USD 54 billion in remittances annually byBetty Wangari
EditorialNovember 17, 2025 From Silicon Valley to Lagos: How Nigerian Tech Geniuses Abroad Are Redefining Brain Drain as Brain Gain. In 2016, Sam Udotong stepped off a plane in San Francisco with exactly $100 in byMuhammed Mustapha
News Nigeria StartupOctober 22, 2025 Moniepoint Raises Additional $90M, Closing $200M Series C to Power Africa and Europe Expansion. Visa, IFC, and LeapFrog Join Nigerian Fintech Unicorn's War Chest as Company byFatima Oladunni
Africa News Rest of the World StartupOctober 9, 2025 LemFi Launches ‘Send Now, Pay Later’ Credit Service for UK Remittances. LemFi, an AI-powered international payments platform serving immigrant byBolu Babalola
News Rest of the World StartupJuly 10, 2025 LemFi targets Egypt’s $20.6B remittance goldmine as fintech wars heat up in North Africa. LemFi, the London-based fintech startup that’s been quietly building one byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaAugust 21, 2024 Vesti Expands into India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh to Empower Global Migrants Vesti, a leading Migration-as-a-Service startup, is set to broaden its reach byFausat Abiola
Fintech News NigeriaAugust 8, 2024 Sendsprint Acquires Nobel Financial for US Expansion. Sendsprint, a rapidly growing international payment and remittance startup, has byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJuly 18, 2024 TerraPay Scores $95 Million to Slash Remittance Fees in Africa. TerraPay, a leading African digital payments provider, has secured a significant byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaMay 17, 2024 Nigeria’s central bank greenlights 14 new money transfer services to boost dollar inflows. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced on Wednesday that it has granted byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsApril 4, 2024 LemFi Gets Green Light for Remittance Services in Kenya. LemFi, a pioneering cross-border payment solution catering to the diaspora byMuhammed Mustapha
