African Development Bank’s Enhanced Private Sector Assistance to Central African Region to strengthen engagement with private sector

African Development Bank’s Enhanced Private Sector Assistance to Central African Region to strengthen engagement with private sector

Following the announcement of an additional $5 billion to the African Development Bank’s (https://www.AfDB.org/) Enhanced Private Sector Assistance (EPSA) (https://bit.ly/3QoLwa2) program from the government of... Details
Ecobank Group Launches 2022 Edition of its Fintech Challenge with US$50,000 Prize Money up for Grabs

Ecobank Group Launches 2022 Edition of its Fintech Challenge with US$50,000 Prize Money up for Grabs

Fintech Challenge offers early stage and mature start-ups the potential to partner with Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com) across 33 African countries; Applications open until 16 September.   Pan-African banking... Details
NOWNOW DIGITAL SYSTEMS TO EMPOWER SMEs SEGMENT BY CREATING A DIGITAL PLATFORM

NOWNOW DIGITAL SYSTEMS TO EMPOWER SMEs SEGMENT BY CREATING A DIGITAL PLATFORM

    In Africa, the Nigerian financial technology (Fintech) ecosystem is one of the busiest and biggest in the continent. Handling transaction worth billions of... Details
Hybrid work: How to create a digital transformation strategy that actually works

Hybrid work: How to create a digital transformation strategy that actually works

The working world has changed drastically. Today, survey after survey shows workers want a hybrid work model. But what does the future workplace look like... Details
Anchor, a banking-as-a-service platform joins Y Combinator’s Summer 2022 (S22) Batch, announces the launch of public beta

Anchor, a banking-as-a-service platform joins Y Combinator’s Summer 2022 (S22) Batch, announces the launch of public beta

Anchor (https://getAnchor.co/), a banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform making it possible to seamlessly build financial products in Africa announces its public beta launch. The startup was also... Details
Data-driven experiences critical to bank success, as industry reaches ‘inflection point’

Data-driven experiences critical to bank success, as industry reaches ‘inflection point’

    New research from international digital SME banking specialist, Pollinate,  reveals traditional banks' servicing of SMEs does not correspond with the economic importance of... Details
Grey raises $2M to simplify cross-border payments across Africa

Grey raises $2M to simplify cross-border payments across Africa

Grey (https://Grey.co), a fintech started by two Nigerians to simplify sending and receiving foreign payments for Africans, has raised $2 million in seed funding. The... Details
PalmPay Hits 10 Million User Milestone in Nigeria

PalmPay Hits 10 Million User Milestone in Nigeria

PalmPay (https://PalmPay.com/), a fintech innovator aiming to make digital payment more accessible and flexible, announced that it has reached 10 million users in Nigeria. This... Details