Tag: Nigeria
Flutterwave partners with American Express to boost e-commerce payments in Africa
Flutterwave, Africa's leading payments technology company, and American Express, a global services company, have teamed up to offer an exciting new payment option for online merchants in Nigeria.
Cadana bags $7.4m to streamline payroll for global hiring platforms
Cadana, a global payroll technology company specialising in emerging markets, has announced it raised $7.4m in funding.
Visa’s second Africa FinTech Accelerator Program accounts for a quarter of...
Key African FinTech investment stats in Q1 2024:
• African FinTech deal activity reached 40 transactions in Q1 2024, a 40% drop YoY
• African FinTech...
African InsurTech deal activity sees slight uptick in 2023, contrary to...
Key African InsurTech investment stats in 2023:
• African InsurTech companies raised a combined $30.4m in 2023, a 53% reduction from 2022
• African InsurTech deal...
Nigeria retains top spot in Africa for early stage FinTech investment...
Key African FinTech seed investment stats in 2023 • African FinTech seed deals totalled at 116 transactions in 2023, a 49% drop from 2022 • African...
Thunes partners with Handprint to boost eco-friendly transactions
Thunes, a leader in global cross-border payments, has announced an expansion of its ambitious tree-planting initiative in collaboration with Handprint, a company dedicated to impactful environmental projects.
Nigerian startup FrontEdge bags $10m for trade finance growth
Nigerian trade finance startup FrontEdge, a company focused on facilitating cross-border trades for African SMEs, has raised a substantial $10m in a mix of debt and equity funding.
Nigeria narrowly keeps top spot for FinTech hubs in Africa during...
Key FinTech investment stats in Africa during Q3 2023:
· African FinTech deal activity reached 51 transactions in Q3 2023, a 28% drop YoY
· African...
South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya battle for leading FinTech country in...
Key FinTech investment stats in Africa during Q3 2023:
• African FinTech deal activity reached 51 transactions in Q3 2023, a 28% drop YoY
• African...
Haba InsurTech’s $75k boost to redefine Nigeria’s insurance experience
Haba InsurTech, co-founded in 2022 by Constance Oshafi, Stephen Onwe, and Paul Showemimo, is making strides in Nigeria's InsurTech sector.