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Fin expands its portfolio with the acquisition of Thuthukani Housing Finance.
South African fintech firm Fin has announced the completion of its acquisition of Thuthukani Housing Finance, a housing finance provider based in Pretoria. The acquisition is part of Fin's ongoing expansion into relevant finance offerings for individuals and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across its markets. Thuthukani's incremen...
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Adefunbi Doherty
4 days ago
Credable Expands Reach Across Africa and MENASA Region with $2.5 Million Seed Round Funding.
Dubai-based fintech group, Credable, has closed a $2.5 million Seed Round led by Ventures Platform Fund IV LP, with participation from Launch Africa,...
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Adefunbi Doherty
5 days ago
Nigeria's Creative Industry to Get Boost with Markhack 2.0 Hackathon.
Eko Innovation Centre and GDM Group are thrilled to announce the much-anticipated launch of Markhack 2.0, Nigeria's first-ever marketing and media...
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Temitope Moronkeji
5 days ago
EZZAL App Helps Moroccan Businesses with Emergency Transportation Needs
The Moroccan-based mobile application, EZZAL, was launched in February 2021 and has been gaining traction as a transportation service provider for bus...
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Hubert Oghenechovwe
5 days ago
UK Ventures into AI Development with New 'BritGPT' Model.
The UK government has reportedly committed £900 million ($1.1 billion) tow...
Nigerian fintech Onepipe secures $4.8m credit line for inventory finance solution.
Onepipe, a Nigerian fintech startup, has secured a $4.8 million credit line from...
Flutterwave acquires additional licenses in Rwanda expanding its fintech presence in East Africa.
The African fintech unicorn has acquired two more licenses from the National Ban...
ALAT by Wema Launches #Hackaholics 4.0 Tagged 'Re-imagine' for Tech Talent Discovery.
ALAT by Wema, Nigeria's leading digital bank, has launched its annual hackat...
54gene appoints Ron Chiarello as new CEO
54gene Inc has appointed Ron Chiarello as its new Chief Executive Officer of the...
Chari Launches Digitized Chain of B2B Stores for Local Grocery Shops
Chari, a company that specializes in the digital distribution of fast-moving con...
Nigeria approves N2.8bn for Digital Census.
The Nigerian government has recently approved N2.8 billion Naira to conduct a di...
Stripe raises over $6.5 billion in Series I funding, including Goldman Sachs and Temasek as new investors.
Digital payments company Stripe has raised $6.5 billion in Series I funding from...
Nigeria's new $618M fund for tech and startups.
In partnership with local and international partners, the Nigerian government ha...
Rivalry Intensifies as Google and Microsoft Race to Incorporate AI into Their Products.
Google has revealed that it is introducing a range of AI-assisted features to it...
Chipper Cash considering other options and a potential sale.
According to a report from Bloomberg, the Africa-focused fintech company, Chippe...
UAE's Cofe secures $15 million funding round to expand e-commerce offerings.
Dubai-based online coffee marketplace, Cofe, has secured $15 million in a fundin...
