Startups in the crypto space secured a total of $2.7 billion across 503 deals, according to the Q2 2024 PitchBook report. This represents a 2.5% increase in invested capital compared…
12 fintech startups have made it to the final round of the 2024 Ecobank Fintech Challenge. The finalists were announced at the semi-finals, which was held at the Ecobank Pan-African…
The Nigerian State of Lagos plans to tokenize real estate on the blockchain, part of efforts to generate more raise revenue to 5 trillion Naira for the state government. This…
Britam, a leading Kenyan insurer and financial services provider, has signed up 6 fintech startups to its 3-month pre- incubation program dubbed BetaLab. “We are excited to collaborate with…
38 startups in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) raised a combined $355 million in July 2024, a 206% rise month-on-month (MoM) and a more than 260% increase year-on-year…
The Nigerian government has reportedly frozen more than $37 million worth of cryptocurrency held in wallets said to be owned by some organisers of the recent #EndBadGovernance protests. BREAKING: #EndBadGovernance…
One year after Pick n Pay announced it will be accepting crypto payments within its retail stores, it has now been revealed that sales using crypto have now hit one…
Safaricom Ethiopia customer base grew by about 250,000 subscribers to 4.6 million in the quarter two (Q2 2024) ending July 2024 as the telco rolls out an aggressive plan to…
Kana Labs, inspired by the word for “dream” or “vision,” is a project with a bold mission: to make financial tools accessible, efficient, and inclusive for everyone. With a completely…
Empowa, a Real World Assets (RWA) startup from Mozambique, is one of the solutions to gain funding in the recent Cardano Project Catalyst program. Empowa was approved by 1,099 unique…