Tag: Nigeria

PalmPay said to grab $40m in funding and launch in Nigeria

PalmPay, a mobile-payments system, has reportedly netted $40m in funding alongside the launch of its services in Nigeria.

The African FinTech scene shows more signs of maturing as Nigeria...

Interswitch, the digital payments firm, has confirmed that it has reached a $1bn valuation after Visa, the payments company, invested in the enterprise. While it...

How Kuda Bank aims to change the banking ecosystem in emerging...

Kuda Bank is contributing to the change of the “status quo” in Nigeria’s banking sector by giving consumers the “accessible, affordable, and rewarding” financial services they deserve.

How Carbon overcame the challenges of setting up a FinTech startup...

Nigeria is at the centre of Africa’s FinTech revolution. Native Carbon aims to play a pivotal role in creating a thriving ecosystem where men and women have access to financial services.

EY teams with Open Banking Nigeria to build standardised API

Ernst & Young (EY) has partnered with Open Banking Nigeria to build and advocate a standard application programming interface (API) for the country’s financial services industry.

VerifyMe Nigeria launches new know your customer tools

The verification platform VerifyMe Nigeria has launched a new identity verification and know your customer (KYC) product.

Chipper Cash expands to Nigeria together with PayStack

San Francisco-based Chipper Cash is expanding its cross-border payment services to Nigeria together with PayStack, the payment gateway company.

Nigeria-based payments app Paga bags $10m Series B2

Nigeria-based payments company Paga has raised $10m in a Series B2 round led by the Global Innovation Fund.

Nigeria-based Paystack closes Series A on $8m

Nigeria-based payments platform Paystack has raised $8m in its Series A round of funding.

Mines raises $13m in its Series A round led by The...

Mines, a digital platform designed to help financial institutions in emerging markets offer customers credit, has raised $13m in its Series A.

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