SEC comes for investment startups, bars them from selling foreign stocks
In what can be said to be the country’s latest policy attack on fintech startups, the SEC has now asked…
Startups
Gokada appoints new CEO as the company achieves profitability status
Since the tragic death of the Gokada CEO in 2020, the company has been without top leadership. However, it has…
PlentyWaka earns a spot in the TechStars Accelerator program, secures $120k funding
PlentyWaka burst onto the scene in 2019 as a Nigeria bus hailing start-up and they have grown in leaps and…
SA start-up rolls out WhatsApp payment model to boost B2Bs and peer payments
WhatsApp informed the possibility of in-app payments to its users in India which happens to be the largest market for…
Adumo raises US $15 million from IFC to boost its African operations
This is a good week for payments processors everywhere. While Flutterwave has achieved a unicorn status in the market, South…
The $1bn start-up: Flutterwave now certified unicorn after latest $170m round
Paystack might have made the news first on the back of its $200 million exit but that news is now…
Ten Nigerian start-ups have been selected for the iNOVO accelerator program
The coronavirus pandemic crippled a lot of businesses and brought economies to its knees. In the midst of all that,…
CrowdyVest secures new investment, breaks out as a standalone company
CrowdyVest burst onto the scene in 2019 as a local crowdsourcing platform for small and medium scale businesses to achieve…
ImaliPay secures undisclosed amount in pre-seed funding to expand African operations
The gig and freelance economy are booming in this part of the world too. The coronavirus pandemic might have helped…
South Africa Startup, Synatic, Secures Funding to Expand Its Services into the United States
To expand its services into the United States, Synatic has raised seed funding from UW Ventures and its partners –…