Egypt start-up Nawy receives $52m in Series A funding
The funds will enable Nawy to expand its artificial intelligence and data infrastructure capabilities and enter new markets.
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Fintech Money Fellows bags $13m for Africa expansion
The funding will support expansion across the continent, beginning with Morocco.
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MTN Rwanda sees growth, thanks to mobile money and data usage
The telco says fintech innovation and surging data consumption boosted the company’s Q1 results, recording 12.3% year-on-year increase in service revenue.
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African start-ups pushed to build profitable entities before pursuing VC funds
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji urged founders to make good use of the money invested in their businesses, as doing so would boost investor trust.
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PaySika gets Best Fintech Award at AfricArena Lagos
PaySika competed in a pitch competition at the AfricArena 2025 Summit against nine other fintech start-ups.
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MTN Group pays more than $2 billion in taxes
The telco released its 2024 tax transparency report yesterday, saying the amount pertains to various taxes paid in its markets.
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Namibia’s Master of High Court gets tech upgrade
While still functioning, the legacy system has limits, and as a result, the ministry will decommission the current legacy system and transition to the newly designed Trust System.
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Interledger pushes interoperable payments in Uganda
Interledger has partnered with Kanzu Finance, which provides microloans to Ugandan community-based financial groups.
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Nigerian fintechs contribute $18 million to new tax initiative
This tax seeks to capitalise on the increasing expansion of electronic payments, which will exceed $619.70 billion in total transactions by 2024.
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AFD commits €3 million to Africa’s financial inclusion
The resources will help the ADFI partnership catalyse digital financial solutions across Africa.
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African fintechs are a movement aimed at improving lives
Alexander Hizikias, co-founder and CEO of eQup, describes fintechs as a movement that is transforming people's lives through increased financial inclusion.
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MTN Nigeria allocates 1.3 million shares to executives
The telco says its performance sharing scheme strengthens its commitment to personnel retention while encouraging collegial success.