Nigeria Lending startup, Lidya raises $8.3 million pre-Series B to scale its operations in existing markets
Nigerian based lending startup Lidya has raised a $8.3 million pre-Series B funding round to grow its operations for SMEs...
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Business-financing platform, PayHippo raises $1 million Pre-Seed to fund more SMEs in Nigeria
Nigerian fintech startup, PayHippo announces that it has closed a $1 million pre-seed round to expand its reach to more...
Fairmoney raises $42 million Series B round led by Tiger Global, reveals plans on evolving into a full-fledged Neobank
Nigerian Micro-lending startup Fairmoney has raised $42 million Series B to expand and diversify offerings for its users and expand...
Healthtech startup, MDaaS global secures $2.3million seed extension, launches a new product
Nigerian-based diagnostic startup MDaaS Global secured a $2.3 million seed extension funding and announced the launch of its new product,...
Carbon partners with Visa to offer Debit cards to its customers
Carbon, the former money-lending platform turned Neobank, has today announced a five-year partnership with Visa, the world leader in digital...
Cowrywise receives license to operate as a Fund/Portfolio Manager from the SEC, becomes the first fintech to do so.
Barely a week after issuing the premier license to trade Digital stocks in Nigeria to Chaka, the SEC has now...
Chaka becomes the first company licensed by the SEC to trade Digital stocks in Nigeria.
Chaka has become the first Fintech company to receive the SEC’s Digital Sub-Broker and Sub-Broker Serving Multiple Brokers through a...
Google supports Black Founders and Entrepreneurs in Africa
Google has announced new initiatives and programs targeted at African startup founders and entrepreneurs to support them. The programs, which...
Google announces the 6th class of its Africa-based Startup Accelerator
Google has today announced that 15 companies from across the continent have made it to the sixth class of their...
Investment fintechs in Nigeria are to undergo an incubation program by SEC before operations
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the imminent roll-out of the SEC Regulatory Incubation (RI) program for FinTechs...
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