Fintech experts advocate adoption of Decentralised Finance in Africa
BY ONOME AMUGE & CHISOM NWATU Experts in the African financial technology ecosystem have called for the establishment of a
Appzone to expand as CBN grants switching licence approval in principle
BY CHISOM NWATU Appzone, the sub-Saharan Africa payment infrastructure company, has been granted an approval-in-principle by the
John Kamara, tech entrepreneur, changing the African narrative
BY MADUABUCHI EFEGADI As Africans from all across the continent and within the diaspora are making a move to change the current
Fintech startup, Shecluded, wins SelectUSA tech pitch contest
BY ONOME AMUGE Shecluded, a Nigerian fintech startup that offers growth loans,wealth advisory and other financial services dedicated
BNPL seen as next big thing for Africa’s fintech, as global value touches $125bn
BY MADUABUCHI EFEGADI With Africa’s fintech sector picking up, many companies in Africa are set to be looking to a diverse and complex
M-KOPA, African fintech platform, locks in $75m in growth round
BY: CHARLES ABUEDE Africa’s fintech platform, M-KOPA, has locked in another $75 million in its funding growth round that will enable
DLM Capital set to join Nigeria’s Fintech space as it obtains MFB license
Investment banking group acquires Links Microfinance Bank Set to launch its Sofri digital lending brand in Q2 Charles Abuede
Stripe, Robinhood, other fintech frontrunners raise $4bn in 3 months amid pandemic
Charles Abuede A set of data obtained by Business A.M. have revealed that the top tier companies in the global fintech space raised a
PwC: Global funding for Fintech nosedives to $6bn
By Omobayo Azeez Global funding for FinTech companies has declined to $6 billion the end first quarter (Q1) of 2020, a report by
Lagos Fintech Week 2020 delayed till September over COVID-19
By Omobayo Azeez The organiser of Lagos Fintech Week has postponed the 2020 edition of the weeklong activity of fintech events due to