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M-KOPA has raised $250 million to expand its financial services offering across sub-Saharan Africa. The Kenya-based company will use the new debt and equity funding to...
B2B marketplace Wasoko has moved into Zambia as part of a broader expansion in Africa. “Launching its central hub in Lusaka, Wasoko’s operations will enable...
An estimated $5 billion is lost annually in intra-African trade. And apart from the high trade costs associated with operating in a highly fragmented region,...
Kenya is known as the home of mobile payment system M-Pesa, and it is also one of the few African countries to have made significant...
Nigeria’s Nomba has raised $30 million to move payments from the “generic” to the specific. “Despite the growth in digital payments across Africa, most businesses...
Smile Identity has acquired Appruve to expand its digital identity verification solution across Africa. In addition to buying Appruve’s parent company, Inclusive Innovations, Smile Identity is working to finalize...
African neobank Payday is looking to new markets after raising $3 million. The funding, announced Wednesday (March 29), will help the company secure operational licensing...
As the global banking and financial services sector take stock after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), there are many lessons to be learned,...
Digital banking platform Credable wants to reach new markets after raising $2.5 million. The seed funding round, reported Monday (March 20) by TechCrunch, will help...