Tag: Nigeria

Nigerian FinTech Wallets Africa closes funding round as it looks to...

Nigerian-based FinTech Wallets Africa, which gives consumers an app to manage their money, has closed a new investment round as it looks to grow its presence in Africa.

Retail investing app Trove said to raise funds from three angel...

Micro-investing startup Trove has allegedly secured capital from an investment round backed by three angel networks.

OPay dispels rumours it’s pulling out of its commitments in Nigeria

After picking up a massive $120m Series B round in November 2019, OPay has faced rumours that it may not launch across Nigeria as heavily as before because of COVID-19.

The FinTech industry is heating up as FIS Ventures is set...

Financial technology leader FIS has not just created a new corporate venture arm, but also given it $150m to inject into promising FinTech startups. FIS...

Nigeria-based Okra said to raise $1m in funding

Okra, which helps to connect apps with bank accounts, has reportedly raised $1m in pre-seed funding.

Carbon unveils AXA Mansard partnership and new initiatives to help people...

Nigerian FinTech Carbon has signed a partnership with insurer AXA Mansard to launch a range of healthcare benefits for its regular customers.

HUMBL and One Kiosk sign partnership to boost the financial services...

Nigerian FinTech One Kiosk has teamed up with US-based mobile financial service provider HUMBL to give its native merchants’ online ordering and delivery services a power boost.

SoftBank-backed OPay struggles with service outages and its customers are not...

Customers of OPay, the Nigerian-based PayTech company, were left unable to tap into their account through the company’s app over the weekend.

Catalyst Fund adds six FinTechs to cohort after funding push

Catalyst Fund has received a new £12m commitment from UK aid and J.P. Morgan to help it bring financial inclusion for underserved people around the world.

Flutterwave closes $35m Series B round

San Francisco and Lagos-based Flutterwave aims to beef up its technological and business muscles on the back of its new $35m Series B round.

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