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
Fintech NewsMarch 10, 2024 Flutterwave shuts down barter card service. African financial technology behemoth Flutterwave has announced it will be byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMarch 8, 2024 South African e-health startup Recomed secures investment from Eisai. South African digital healthcare marketplace startup, RecoMed, has secured a byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaMarch 7, 2024 MDaaS Global, a Nigerian health startup, secures $3 million funding. MDaaS Global, a leading Nigerian health tech firm known for its extensive byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaMarch 3, 2024 Syra Finance Announces Closure Due to Hostile Business Environment. After more than a year of operation in Nigeria, Syra Finance, a leading Nigerian byFatima Oladunni
EventsFebruary 29, 2024 Victoria’s Secret partners with AWIEF to empower Nigerian women entrepreneurs through the Growth Accelerator program. The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has joined forces byFatima Oladunni
Fintech NewsFebruary 29, 2024 Nigerian fintech startup Bfree raises $2.95 million. Bfree, a forefront ethical credit management platform, has successfully raised byMuhammed Mustapha
Women in TechFebruary 28, 2024 Closing the investment gap for women-led startups in Africa. Concerned about the significant funding disparity affecting female tech byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsFebruary 27, 2024 Egypt’s MoneyHash secures $4.5 million to empower MENA merchants. In the evolving financial landscape of the Middle East and Africa (MEA), byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsFebruary 26, 2024 South Africa’s Hohm Energy raises $8 million for rooftop solar expansion. Hohm Energy, a pioneering South African startup dedicated to facilitating the byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaFebruary 26, 2024 Uber commits $100 million to back Moove’s growth. Uber Technologies Inc byBolu Babalola
