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Stitch, a South Africa-based payments infrastructure startup founded in 2021, has successfully raised $55 million in a Series B funding…

A group of Nigeria’s largest banks saw a 58% surge in electronic payment revenues in 2024, as digital transactions reached…

Nigeria’s growing tech ambitions took center stage this week at GITEX Africa in Morocco, as the country positioned artificial intelligence…

Zimi a South African electric vehicle (EV) charging startup has raised $320,000 (R6 million) in grant funding from the Energy…

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and the National Treasury have granted approval for Access Bank’s acquisition of the struggling…

As Lesotho breathes a sigh of relief following a temporary 90-day suspension of sweeping 50% U.S. tariffs, the highest imposed…

PayTic, a Casablanca-based fintech helping banks and payment providers automate their daily operations, has raised $4.4 million in fresh funding…

Umba, a digital bank headquartered in Nairobi with operations in Kenya and Nigeria, has raised a $5 million debt facility…

With only two doctors per 100,000 people, far below the WHO’s recommended one per 1,000 Zimbabwe’s public healthcare system is…

Despite concerns over the 14% export tariff recently introduced by former U.S. President Donald Trump, Nigeria’s telecom industry remains largely…