#AfricaFintech

Ugandan fintech @asaakmobile raises $30million to support acquisition of motorbikes, smartphones by taxi operators – TechCrunch techcrunch.com/2022/01/17/uga…

Kenya's fintech Kwara lands $4 Million in seed round from Breega, SoftBank to build neobank for credit unions tcrn.ch/3rLFKGY by @annienjanja

Spinning The Ecosystem's Flywheel. Where are the growth-stage companies? @Yoco_ZA theflip.africa/newsletter/spi… via @theflipafrica

By #maxcuvellier

Start-ups in Africa have now already raised more funding in 2021 than they had in the whole of 2019 thebigdeal.substack.com/p/money-fall-o…

Funding raised by start-ups in #Africa Start-ups in Africa have now already raised more funding in 2021 than they had in the whole of 2019 thebigdeal.substack.com/p/money-fall-o…

@ChipperCashapp founded by Ugandan @HSerunjogi & Ghanaian @DrJid in 2018, closed a $100 million Series C. This latest infusion brings investments in the company over the last year to $143.8 million, reportedly making it a #fintech unicorn. qz.com/africa/2016397… via @qzafrica

An analysis of the #FinTech Start-up Landscape in #Tanzania by @UNCDF uncdf.org/article/6759/t…

@MavianceC raises $3m from @MFS_Africa to digitize financial services across Central Africa. techcabal.com/2021/05/11/mav…

Kenyan consumer experience platform for businesses in Africa, @Ajua_Africa today announced that it has acquired @wayawayaltd, a Kenya-based AI and ML messaging and payments company. via @TechCrunch techcrunch.com/2021/04/28/ken…

@UkhesheTech and bank partner in South Africa launch WhatsApp pay for micro payments to enable merchants send request-to-pay messages seamlessly. The service is currently targeting SMEs. itnewsafrica.com/2021/04/south-…

@MFS_Africa leads $2.3M seed round in Ugandan fintech startup Numida – TechCrunch techcrunch.com/2021/04/13/mfs…

Kenyan fintech @JoinTanda secures funding to expand from a number of #africa focused funds go.shr.lc/2Qk03ud via @ventureburn

Why @Mastercard just made a $100 million bet on Africa’s mobile money market qz.com/africa/1991714/ via @qzafrica

Accel-backed mobile money platform @NALAmoney to start offering remittance services to East Africa techcrunch.com/2021/03/31/acc…

#AirtelAfrica Mobile Money unit, clinches $100 million investment from @Mastercard at a $2.65Bn valuation finextra.com/newsarticle/37…

Nigeria's Central Bank: Crypto Trading by individuals hasn't been banned according to this @decryptmedia source. The ban only affected Financial Institutions decrypt.co/62311/nigerias…

Rise Fund to invest $200 million in Airtel Africa's mobile money business, at $2.65 billion valuation. Airtel Africa to explore potential listing of mobile money business within four years. londonstockexchange.com/news-article/A…

The 10 most innovative finance companies (#fintech) of 2021 according to @FastCompany fastcompany.com/90600205/finan…

African payments company @theflutterwave raises $170M, now valued at over $1B – TechCrunch techcrunch.com/2021/03/09/afr…