In many African countries, remittances play a crucial role, sometimes making up as much as 20% of the GDP. However, traditional money transfer methods suffer from prohibitively high fees,...
Indian cash-back and rewards app Abound has raised $10 million from the Times Group to expand its remittance offering. The app — owned by the Times of India and...
Payments giant Visa Inc on Wednesday agreed to acquire Brazilian fintech platform Pismo for $1 billion in cash to expand its footprint in Latin America, a vote of renewed...
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Visa, world leader in digital payment company, announces the launch of the new Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator program to help enable Africa’s expanding start-up community through expertise, connections, technology,...
Saudi Venture Capital Company (SVC) announced the launch of the “Investment in Fintech VC Funds” product, in partnership with the Capital Market Authority (CMA) and the Financial Sector Development...
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Nigeria has launched a $672 million fund to support young investors in the technology and creative sectors; individuals between the ages of 15 and 35, who are currently struggling...
Lagos-based VC firm EchoVC, a technology-focused early-stage VC firm focused on investing in underrepresented founders and underserved markets, has launched EchoVC Chain, a US$8 million “pilot” blockchain-focused seed fund....
Kapu, a social commerce startup coming out of stealth today having raised $8 million seed funding, is hoping to help lessen the burden of buying food for Kenyan consumers,...