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| 27.08.2026 | Ventures Platform Closes $84 Million Pan-African Fund II Above $75 Million Target | Ventures Platform has closed its second institutional venture fund with $84 million, exceeding its original $75 million target despite a more challenging global fundraising environment for African venture capital.
VP Pan-African Fund II wil... |
| 29.07.2026 | Nigeria: Moniepoint, African Leadership University Launch Executive Development Programme for Digital Managers | As Nigeria's financial services landscape continues to undergo a massive transformational shift driven by digital innovation, increasing financial inclusion, and rising customer expectations, Moniepoint has announced a milestone talent deve... |
| 22.07.2026 | Moniepoint Publishes Inaugural Impact Report, Revealing How First-Time Access to Credit Is Transforming African Businesses | Moniepoint Inc. (“Moniepoint” or the “Company”), Africa’s all-in-one financial ecosystem platform for individuals, businesses, and their customers, today publishes its inaugural Impact Report titled “Creating Financial Happiness”.
The repor... |
| 07.06.2026 | Nigeria: Beyond the Glitch - How NIBSS Is Defending Nigeria's Quadrillion Naira Payment Ecosystem | Every modern digital payment ecosystem eventually encounters a difficult truth: no financial infrastructure built by humans is completely immune to technical disruptions.
Across the world's most advanced banking systems, operational outages... |
| 26.05.2026 | AFC gives technology fund managers in Africa $100 M commitment | The top infrastructure solutions provider on the continent, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), has authorized a commitment of up to $100 million to invest in technology fund managers with a focus on Africa.
In order to address Africa’s infra... |
| 18.05.2026 | Africa: AFC Commits $100m to African Tech Venture Funds | Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the pan-African development finance institution with over $19 billion in total assets, has committed $100 million to invest in Africa-focused technology fund managers, the Lagos-based institution announced ... |
| 18.05.2026 | Africa Finance Corporation: US$100 Million Commitment Approved For Africa-Focused Technology Fund Managers | Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, announced that its Board has approved a commitment of up to US$100 million to invest in Africa-focused technology fund managers as part of a broade... |
| 02.04.2026 | Moniepoint acquired Nigerian restaurant management platform Orda | Tech unicorn Moniepoint, an all-in-one financial ecosystem platform for people, companies, and their clients, has purchased Nigerian startup Orda Africa, a cloud-based restaurant management platform, for an undisclosed sum.
Tosin Eniolorund... |
| 31.03.2026 | Nigeria: Govt Targets MSMEs' Access to $3.5trn AfCFTA Market, Launches Cross-Border Digital Payments Report | Abuja — The federal government has launched the "Cross-Border Digital Payments and Identity in Nigeria Under the AfCFTA" report, urging stakeholders to unlock trade opportunities for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to ... |
| 25.03.2026 | Why Fintech Startups Use Media Platforms to Share Innovation | Share
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| 23.03.2026 | Boston Green Receives Investment From Fort Point Capital | Boston Green Company, a Freetown, MA-based environmental services provider, received an investment from Fort Point Capital.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its developm... |
| 19.03.2026 | King Charles hails 'partnership of equals' with Nigeria at state banquet | WINDSOR: King Charles III on Wednesday (Mar 18) praised Britain's "partnership of equals" with Nigeria as he hosted a banquet for President Bola Tinubu during the first state visit by the leader of Africa's most populous nation in... |
| 24.02.2026 | Nigeria: Digital Payments Driving Nigeria's Nightlife - Moniepoint | The study analysed transactions from more than 27,000 bars, clubs and lounges on Moniepoint's payment network.
Moniepoint Inc. says digital payments now dominate Nigeria's nightlife economy, particularly among local bars and informal commun... |
| 16.02.2026 | Nigeria: Amid Fintech Competition, Six Banks' Customers Loans Up 9.2 Percent to N33.99trn | Despite severe the challenge posed by Fintech companies last year, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated and five others deposit money banks (DMBs) declared N33.99trillion loans & advances to customers for the year ended December 31, 2025.... |
| 08.11.2025 | Ventures Platform Fuels Africa's Next Tech Wave with $64M Fund Close | Ventures Platform achieved a $64 million first close for its $75 million Pan-African Fund II. This capital injection targets early-stage tech across Africa. The firm focuses on impactful startups solving non-consumption and infrastructure g... |
| 07.11.2025 | Ventures Platform Secures $64M First Close for Fund II to Power Africa’s Next Tech Wave | Share this:
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| 24.10.2025 | Moniepoint Announces Successful Completion of US$200 Million Series C Round to Power Financial Inclusion | Share this:
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| 22.10.2025 | Moniepoint Achieves Unicorn Status with Over $200M Series C Funding | Moniepoint, an African fintech powerhouse, has achieved a major milestone. The company closed its Series C funding round, securing over $200 million in equity financing. This substantial capital infusion propels Moniepoint's valuation past ... |
| 21.10.2025 | Moniepoint $90 Million Funding Expands African Reach | Moniepoint Raises $90 Million for Expansion
Visa-backed fintech Moniepoint has raised $90 million in new funding. The goal is to grow its presence in Africa and enter new markets like the UK.
This round brings Moniepoint’s total funding to ... |
| 21.10.2025 | Moniepoint Secures Additional $90M in Series C Extension, Elevating Valuation to Over $1B | Moniepoint, Nigeria’s leading fintech company, has successfully closed an additional $90 million in its Series C funding round, bringing the total raised to $200 million and propelling its valuation to over $1 billion. This extension unders... |
| 21.10.2025 | Moniepoint Raises Over US$200M in Series C Funding | Moniepoint Inc., a Nigerian provider of a financial platform for businesses and their customers across Africa, raised over US$200m in equity financing in a recently closed Series C funding round.
The round was led by Development Partners In... |
| 21.10.2025 | Moniepoint Raises $90 Million at a $1 Billion Valuation | Moniepoint is a financial technology company focused on providing digital financial services and tools. Its primary mission is to support business growth and expand financial inclusion. Moniepoint concentrates on delivering a suite of payme... |
| 03.10.2025 | Verod Capital monetises five-year-old investment in pension firm | Daniel Adeoye, partner, Verod Capital
African private equity firm Verod Capital, which backs mid-sized companies across the continent, has monetized its five-year-old investment in a pension firm, selling its stake to an existing shareholde... |
| 03.10.2025 | Nigeria and Digital Fraud | ILIYASU GASHINBAKI writes that the country is losing billions to financial fraud
As Nigeria's digital economy grows into a continental force, the country stands at a crossroads, caught between rapid innovation and a rising wave of cybercrim... |
| 22.09.2025 | How a ₦50 charge from you adds up to ₦796bn for the government | This is Follow the Money, our weekly series that unpacks the earnings, business, and scaling strategies of African fintechs and financial institutions. A new edition drops every Monday.
The Nigerian government needs more revenue to fund eco... |
| 19.09.2025 | 7 African startups reimagining fintech, freight, and forex trading | Startups On Our Radar spotlights African startups solving African challenges with innovation. In our previous edition, we featured 5 game-changing startups pioneering financing, mobility, music, and logistics. Expect the next dispatch on Se... |
| 16.09.2025 | The Backend: At Payble, no SME is “too small”
Payble at Moonshot | Millions of Africans turn to micro and informal businesses daily because there is nothing else. There are no jobs, safety nets, or savings. These businesses are not formed out of an ambition to build an empire but out of a need to put food ... |
| 08.09.2025 | Airtel Nigeria wants a slice of ₦20.7 trillion mobile money market | This is Follow the Money, our weekly series that unpacks the earnings, business, and scaling strategies of African fintechs and financial institutions. A new edition drops every Monday.
With over 56 million subscribers, Airtel may be Nigeri... |
| 01.09.2025 | Kola Aina on AI in Africa, local capital, and exits | Kola Aina needs no introduction. As the founding partner of Ventures Platform, a $46 million early-stage fund, he has been a central figure in African venture capital for the past decade.
His firm has backed more than 90 startups across the... |
| 25.08.2025 | Bank apps crash, OPay, PalmPay cash in: Inside ₦20.7 trillion mobile money rush | This is Follow the Money, our weekly series that unpacks the earnings, business, and scaling strategies of African fintechs and financial institutions. A new edition drops every Monday.
The first time Adepeju Adenuga, an English PhD student... |
| 14.08.2025 | What do investors want to see in African AI startups? | Every Thursday, Delve Into AI will provide nuanced insights on how the continent’s AI trajectory is shaping up. In this column, we examine how AI influences culture, policy, businesses, and vice versa. Read to get smarter about the people, ... |
| 12.08.2025 | Nigeria nets ₦84.97 billion in six months after extending transfer levy to fintechs | When Kemi Michael, a corporate compère, attempted to transfer money to her usual PoS agent in late 2024, the attendant had a tip for avoiding an extra charge: “Send ₦9,500 instead of ₦10,000 so I don’t have to add ₦50 to the withdrawal fee.... |
| 11.08.2025 | From AI to credit bureaus: How Nigerian digital lenders are tackling rising defaults | When Adekunle Ogunleye, a secondary school chemistry teacher, opened WhatsApp one evening in late 2024, he didn’t expect to find a threatening message about a friend’s unpaid loan.
“It was not a nice message, and that shouldn’t be written a... |
| 08.08.2025 | Africa’s tech ecosystem must break free from digital feudalism | A quiet but profound struggle is playing out within Africa’s tech ecosystem—one not over code or innovation, but over control. It is the battle for digital sovereignty: the right of African nations to own their digital infrastructure, gover... |
| 04.08.2025 | Inside MTN Nigeria’s path to ₦5 trillion revenue | This is Follow the Money, our weekly series that unpacks the earnings, business and scaling strategies of African fintechs and financial institutions. A new edition drops every Monday.
MTN Nigeria, the country’s largest telecom provider, is... |
| 01.08.2025 | Beyond the code: How AI is powering a creative and cultural renaissance across Africa – Gift Edah | Gift Edah is the Founder and Creative Lead at Rayvolution Media, shaping visual storytelling and entertainment technology across Africa.
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In the last decade, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has evolved from a sci-fi spectacle into a v... |
| 21.07.2025 | The biggest fintech companies in Nigeria (2025) | Nigeria continues to dominate Africa’s fintech landscape in 2025, even as funding slows across much of the continent. In the first quarter alone, Nigerian startups raised over $100 million, most of it flowing into fintechs, underscoring the... |
| 17.07.2025 | Moniepoint, PiggyVest, M-KOPA, Interswitch named among world’s top 300 fintechs by CNBC | Ten African fintechs, including Interswitch, Moniepoint, M-KOPA, OPay, and PiggyVest, have been named among the world’s top 300 fintech companies in 2025 by CNBC and Statista. The list highlights firms driving innovation across seven segmen... |
| 04.07.2025 | Африканский сервис заказа такси Moove привлекает $1,2 млрд в виде долга | «Хотя мы не можем обсуждать детали текущего сбора средств, Moove построил прочные отношения с некоторыми из ведущих мировых кредиторов», — сказал Лади Делано , один из основателей нигерийского стартапа, в ответ на вопросы Bloomberg о финанс... |
| 17.06.2025 | Bridging the Gap: The Unique Challenges of African Fintech in the Age of AI | The African fintech landscape is a vibrant tapestry, woven with innovation and ambition. Yet, as artificial intelligence (AI) takes center stage, a dilemma emerges. The global playbook for AI product management is ill-suited for the contine... |
| 16.06.2025 | The AI Product Manager’s Dilemma: Why African Fintech needs a Different Playbook | The African fintech sector attracts billions in investment while producing a generation of product managers that are shaping the future of finance. But with the rise of AI, a new dilemma is surfacing. It is one that many AI product managers... |
| 11.06.2025 | Through microfinance bank acquisition, Nigerian fintech unicorn Moniepoint growing into Kenya | Following approval from the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) to purchase a 78% stake in Sumac Microfinance Bank, Kenyan fintech unicorn Moniepoint is prepared to begin operations in Kenya.
Tosin Eniolorunda and Felix Ike founded Moniepo... |
| 05.06.2025 | How Nigerian founders are de-dollarising their startups | It used to be simple. You built something people wanted, got investments to buy the tools you need and create the team you need to scale exponentially—maybe a few smart hires from abroad. The tech ecosystem was flush with cash and hope for ... |
| 22.05.2025 | The Ripple Effect: How a 5% Remittance Tax Could Reshape Africa's Economies | A storm brews on the horizon. The U.S. government is poised to impose a 5% tax on remittances sent by non-citizens. This proposal, dubbed “The One Big Beautiful Bill,” threatens to siphon off an estimated $2.8 billion from Sub-Saharan Afric... |
| 22.05.2025 | Money20/20 Unveils Global Powerhouse Jury for Inaugural Money Awards | Distinguished Global Leaders to Judge Transformative Innovation in Fintech
BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach Newswire – 22 May 2025 – Money20/20, the world’s leading fintech show, and the place where money does business, today announced it... |
| 20.05.2025 | 217+ startups, ₦11B fraud, and $3B valuations: Insights from the 2025 Nigeria Payments Report | Written by Stephen Agwaibor– Senior Asssociate, TechCabal Insights.
Zone, a regulated blockchain-powered payment infrastructure company, has released the Nigeria Payments Report 2025 in partnership with TechCabal Insights, the research arm ... |
| 14.05.2025 | Moniepoint, PalmPay, OmniRetail, Paga make FT Africa’s fastest-growing companies list | Six Nigerian startups—Moniepoint, OmniRetail, PalmPay, Termii, Remedial Health, and Paga—have been listed on the Financial Times’ 2024 ranking of Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies, which features 130 high-growth firms across the continent.... |
| 10.05.2025 | Everything I heard at the AVCA Conference | Last week, the African Venture Capital Association (AVCA) brought its flagship VC Summit back to Lagos, the home of Africa’s unicorns, for the first time in a decade, and the timing could hardly have been more charged.
Against a backdrop of... |
| 17.04.2025 | How online banking has changed since the pandemic — and the banks leading the charge | When COVID-19 happened in 2020, the financial sector had no choice but to adapt and pivot to adjust to the harsh reality. With physical branches shut down or strictly guided by COVID-19 safety protocols, banks and fintechs had to embrace on... |
| 16.04.2025 | How Moniepoint is going after remittances with Monieworld | Moniepoint, the Nigerian fintech unicorn, has launched Monieworld, its remittance product that allows UK residents to send money directly from a Monieworld account, cards, a British bank account or via Apple Pay and Google Pay to any Nigeri... |
| 11.04.2025 | How Nigeria’s tap-to-pay revolution can close the gap with global fintech leaders | By Wilson Adenuga
Contactless payments, often called tap-to-pay, are no longer a luxury; they are the norm in many parts of the world. Whether riding the train in London, grabbing coffee in Tokyo, or buying groceries in Paris, paying is now... |
| 10.04.2025 | Umba's $5 Million Boost: A New Era for Digital Lending in Kenya | In the heart of Nairobi, a digital revolution is taking shape. Umba, a rising star in the fintech landscape, has secured a $5 million debt facility aimed at expanding its lending operations in Kenya. This funding is not just a financial boo... |
| 09.04.2025 | Digital bank Umba raises $5 million to grow vehicle and SME lending in Kenya | Umba, a Nairobi-headquartered digital bank with operations in Kenya and Nigeria, has raised a $5 million debt facility to grow its secured lending operations in Kenya, targeting vehicle financing and small and medium enterprises (SME) loans... |
| 01.04.2025 | Quick Fire 🔥 with Aderayo Adesokan | Aderayo Adesokan shapes how Moniepoint is seen and understood, leading its brand and communications across markets. She manages external messaging, campaign production, global experiential activations, and corporate brand perception, ensuri... |
| 19.03.2025 | “Transfers will be the future”: GTCO’s HabariPay expands fintech push with new licences | When fintechs like Paystack and Flutterwave gained prominence between 2016 and 2019 to disrupt Nigeria’s financial sector, traditional banks had to innovate—or risk falling behind.
GTCO, one of Nigeria’s most profitable banks with a market ... |
| 15.03.2025 | The Clock is Ticking: AI's Struggle with Time and the Financial Future of Nigeria | In the world of artificial intelligence, the race is on. AI models are becoming adept at complex tasks. They can write essays, generate art, and even code. Yet, a recent study from the University of Edinburgh reveals a glaring shortcoming: ... |
| 13.03.2025 | FairMoney provides Nigerians with different savings options and interest rates of up to 30% | Muyideen, a medical student at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State, saves at least 20% of his monthly allowance. As the youngest child, he gets extra money from his elder siblings and extended family members, leaving him with excess cas... |
| 28.02.2025 | Moniepoint raids Access and Stanbic Bank for top talent as it expands its business | Moniepoint, the Nigerian fintech unicorn, has been aggressively hiring top talent from Access Bank and Stanbic IBTC since 2023, deepening its bench as it scales operations. The recent hires span compliance, risk management, sales, and produ... |
| 19.02.2025 | The Rise and Fall of Fintech: A Tale of Triumph and Turmoil in Africa | In the vibrant landscape of African fintech, two stories emerge, each revealing the duality of success and struggle. On one hand, we have Oui Capital, a venture capital firm that struck gold with its investment in Moniepoint. On the other, ... |
| 18.02.2025 | Moove's Bold Leap into Latin America: A Game-Changer in Urban Mobility | In the fast-paced world of fintech and mobility, Moove has made a splash. The Nigerian company recently acquired Kovi, a Brazilian mobility startup, marking a significant expansion into Latin America. This move is not just a step; it’s a le... |
| 17.02.2025 | How Oui Capital made a 53x return on an early $150,000 investment in Moniepoint | Three years before Oui Capital, an early-stage African venture capital firm, invested $150,000 for a 1.2% stake in Moniepoint, managing partner Olu Oyinsan met Tosin Eniolorunda, Moniepoint’s CEO, and immediately knew there was something di... |
| 15.02.2025 | Moove, a Nigerian fintech company, has expanded into Latin America through the acquisition of Kovi, a Brazilian mobility startup | Moove, a global leader in mobility solutions, has announced the acquisition of Kovi, an urban mobility provider headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.
This strategic move marks Moove’s significant expansion into the Latin American market, alig... |
| 13.02.2025 | The Digital Revolution in School Payments: ParentSquare's Game-Changer | In the ever-evolving landscape of education technology, simplicity is the golden key. ParentSquare, a titan in digital family engagement, has unveiled a new feature that promises to transform how schools handle payments. Enter ParentSquare ... |
| 12.02.2025 | Fintechs rush for FX transactions will only benefit customers and startups with scale | Nigerian fintechs, drawn to the stability of dollar-based transactions, are increasingly building consumer-focused cross-border (FX) transaction products. While this collective push will benefit consumers through more options and a possible... |
| 10.02.2025 | NIBSS bets on QR codes as a cash alternative for small-value payments | The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), the country’s largest payment switch, is betting on QR codes as a cash alternative for small-value transactions after improving its Nigeria Quick Response (NQR) payment platform.
At a press ... |
| 03.02.2025 | Visa is investing in Nigeria’s Moniepoint to help more small and medium-sized businesses in Africa access financial services | Visa, a world leader in digital payments, has invested in Nigeria’s Moniepoint, a platform for business payments and banking services.
Moniepoint has secured strategic capital from Visa after raising US$110 million in Series C equity fundin... |
| 03.02.2025 | Africa’s startups brought in $2.2 billion in 2024 | According to the latest report by Africa: The Big Deal, in 2024, African startups raised US$2.2 billion in grants, debt, and equity (not including exits).
In contrast to the $2.9 billion raised by startups in the continent in 2023, this rep... |
| 01.02.2025 | The Financial Frontier: How Strategic Investments are Shaping the Future of Fintech | In the ever-evolving landscape of fintech, strategic investments are the lifeblood of innovation. Recent moves by major players like Itaú Unibanco and Visa illustrate this trend. These investments are not just about capital; they are about ... |
| 31.01.2025 | Visa invests in Nigeria’s Moniepoint to help African SMEs become financially secure | Visa, a world leader in digital payments, has invested in Nigeria’s Moniepoint, a platform for business payments and banking services.
Tosin Eniolorunda and Felix Ike founded Moniepoint, formerly known as TeamApt, in 2015. It is a comprehen... |
| 30.01.2025 | Moniepoint: Strategic Investment Raised From Visa To Advance Financial Inclusion For African SMEs | Moniepoint – one of Nigeria’s leading business payments and banking services platforms – announced it had secured an investment from Visa, a global leader in digital payments. This funding marks a significant milestone in Visa’s commitment ... |
| 28.01.2025 | How Designer Babe’s Global Creative Festival is redefining opportunities for African creatives globally | The just-concluded Global Creative Festival (GCF 24) convened over 400 of the brightest minds in the creativity and technology world on November 30 at The Dolapo Obat Gallery in Abuja and December 7 at The Jewel Aeida in Lagos. Hosted by De... |
| 25.01.2025 | Australia opens 2025 job opportunities for skilled workers with visa options | Australia is welcoming skilled workers in 2025, continuing to offer opportunities for migrants, with Visa options for skilled workers.
Understanding the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) is key for those looking to work in Australia.
Trave... |
| 24.01.2025 | Raenest Returns as Headline Partner for Africa Tech Summit Nairobi 2025, Championing Global Growth for African Tech | Africa Tech Summit Nairobi is delighted to announce that Raenest, a pioneering Nigerian fintech, has returned as the headline sponsor for the second consecutive year, reaffirming its commitment to fostering growth, and collaboration across ... |
| 30.12.2024 | A beginner’s guide to investing in Nigerian startups | So you have decided to invest in Nigerian startups? Congratulations! You’re about to embark on an exciting adventure.
Investing in Nigerian startups can be financially rewarding but you already know that. You saw Moniepoint hit the unicorn ... |
| 27.12.2024 | The most popular payment methods on Nigeria 2024: Everyone does transfers | In 2024, Nigerians increasingly used bank transfers as digital payments continued their dominant run after a cash crunch in 2023.
While cash remains the dominant means of payment in the country, “Nigerians now prefer digital methods for mak... |
| 18.12.2024 | Tyme Group: A Rising Star in Africa's Fintech Landscape | In the bustling world of fintech, Tyme Group has emerged as a formidable player. Recently, the Singapore-based company raised $250 million in a Series D funding round, catapulting its valuation to $1.5 billion. This milestone marks Tyme as ... |
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| 17.12.2024 | Tyme raises $250 million Series D to become Africa’s ninth unicorn | South Africa’s digital lender Tyme Group has raised $250 million in a Series D round at a $1.5 billion valuation. With the valuation, Tyme becomes Africa’s ninth unicorn, two months after Nigeria’s Moniepoint hit the billion-dollar threshol... |
| 06.12.2024 | Ventures Platform ClimateTech White Paper Calls For Climate-resilient Business Models in the African Tech Sector | Share this:
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| 23.11.2024 | Fintech negligence fueling fraud among unbanked and middle class – EFCC | The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has raised concerns about increasing fraudulent activities in Nigeria’s financial sector, particularly within the unbanked, under-served, and middle-class populations.
This was disclosed i... |
| 19.11.2024 | Moniepoint, a fintech startup raises $110 million in a Series C funding round | Moniepoint, a Nigerian fintech startup, raised US$110 million in Series C funding to help accelerate its growth across Africa.
Development Partners International’s African Development Partners (ADP) III fund, a prestigious fund with an emph... |
| 18.11.2024 | 5 New Unicorns Join The Board And 5 Exit In October | 2 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Five companies joined The Crunchbase Unicorn Board in October 2024, across sectors spanning AI, energy, robotics, fintech and professional services. These five added over $7 billion in value to the b... |
| 11.11.2024 | The Shifting Sands: China and Hong Kong's New Middle Eastern Frontier | In a world where alliances shift like desert sands, Chinese and Hong Kong businesses are finding new opportunities in the Middle East. As tensions with the West rise, particularly with the United States, these companies are pivoting toward ... |
| 10.11.2024 | New jihadist group kills 15 in Nigeria village attack | KANO: Gunmen killed 15 people in an attack on a northwest Nigerian village, officials confirmed Saturday (Nov 9), amid reports of a newly arrived jihadist group operating in the area.
The deputy governor of Kebbi State said Friday's assault... |
| 08.11.2024 | Moniepoint's Leap: From Microfinance to Commercial Banking? | Moniepoint is on the rise. Recently, it secured a whopping $110 million in funding. This is not just a number; it’s a signal. A signal that Moniepoint is ready to soar. The fintech, which rebranded from TeamApt in 2023, has reached unicorn ... |
| 07.11.2024 | Exploring the possibility of a Moniepoint commercial banking play | It's been a good few days for Moniepoint. First, it announced a $110 million raise applauded across the ecosystem and followed it up with a touching video about the journey.
That has been quickly followed up by the appointment of former Sta... |
| 07.11.2024 | NetOne launches $1-a-month healthcare plan in Zimbabwe | Sveiki,
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| 06.11.2024 | Moniepoint taps Stanbic IBTC CFO as MFB leader, possibly signalling commercial bank ambitions | Moniepoint hires ex-Stanbic IBTC CFO Bayo Olujobi as CFO of its microfinance bank.
The move aligns with Moniepoint's expansion strategy, hinting at potential aspirations beyond microfinance.
Moniepoint recently attained unicorn status, proc... |
| 01.11.2024 | African Fintech Moniepoint Raises $110M Series C | Listen to this article
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| 31.10.2024 | Moniepoint's Meteoric Rise: A New Era for African Fintech | In the bustling world of African fintech, Moniepoint has emerged as a shining star. The Nigerian startup recently achieved a staggering $1 billion valuation after securing $110 million in a Series C funding round led by Development Partners... |
| 31.10.2024 | Moniepoint Raises $110 Million and Hits Unicorn Status
Only paid subscribers can comment on this post | Moniepoint is a pioneering fintech company delivering innovative financial solutions tailored to meet the diverse needs of African businesses. Through a comprehensive suite of tools designed to streamline financial management, Moniepoint is... |
| 29.10.2024 | Nigerian fintech startup Moniepoint secures $110M from Google and others to expand digital banking across Africa | Nigeria has emerged as Africa’s fastest-growing fintech market, fueled by its population of over 200 million, with a significant portion still underserved by traditional financial services. In 2015, Moniepoint, a Nigeria-based fintech start... |
| 29.10.2024 | Moniepoint gets $1 billion valuation in new funding round led by DPI | Moniepoint, a Nigerian fintech startup that processed 5.2 billion transactions in 2023, has raised $110 million in a Series C funding round led by Development Partners International (DPI), according to two people with direct knowledge of th... |
| 05.10.2024 | Empowering Nigeria's MSMEs: A Dual Approach to Economic Growth | In the heart of Nigeria, a revolution is brewing. Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are the lifeblood of the economy. They pulse with potential, driving innovation and job creation. Recent events highlight a dual approach to nurt... |
| 03.10.2024 | Mastercard, Access Bank, among Top Winners at Nairametrics MSME Awards 2024 | Mastercard, Access Bank, and other key players in Nigeria’s financial and technology sectors emerged as big winners at the Nairametrics MSME Finance Awards 2024, an event that celebrated outstanding contributions to the growth and developme... |
| 16.09.2024 | MasterCard and Airtel Smartcash headline the 2024 annual MSME finance awards program | The Economic Forum Series® (EFS), Nairametrics, and DiGiComm Enterprises are pleased to announce MasterCard and Smartcash Payment Service Bank (PSB) as the Headline Partners for the Annual MSME Finance Awards 2024.
This prestigious event is... |
| 13.09.2024 | The ‘Big Four’ fallacy: Rethinking African markets | This article was contributed to TechCabal by Dotun Olowoporoku.
Here’s a thought experiment: What if your fundamental assumptions about investing in African startups were wrong? What if the Big Four markets—Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya, and South ... |
| 09.09.2024 | The Dollar's Dance: Navigating the Future of Currency Amid Fed Uncertainty | The U.S. dollar is in a precarious position. After a strong surge earlier this year, it has stumbled, losing ground against major currencies. Traders are now caught in a whirlwind of speculation about Federal Reserve interest rate cuts. Thi... |
| 09.09.2024 | Catalysing Conversations 2024: A Summit for Innovation and Collaboration in Nigeria | In the heart of Lagos, a transformative event is set to unfold. Catalysing Conversations 2024, organized by Endeavor Nigeria, will take place on October 3, 2024, at The Balmoral Convention Center. This summit is not just another gathering; ... |
| 09.09.2024 | Endeavor Nigeria Announces Catalysing Conversations 2024: Building Bridges, Co-Creating a Unified Ecosystem | Endeavor Nigeria is excited to announce that Catalysing Conversations 2024 will take place on October 3, 2024, at The Balmoral Convention Center, Lagos. This year’s summit will focus on the theme, Building Bridges: Co-Creating a Unified Eco... |
