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Kenya’s BitPesa announces it’s rebranded, secured $15m in debt finance

Nairobi-based fintech BitPesa announced today that it had rebranded to become AZA Group and had secured $15-million in debt financing from South Africa’s the…

GovChat founder among four tech heads who’ll speak at WEF startups event today

Pretoria-based citizen engagement platform GovChat is among four startups that have been invited to participate at a World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa’s startups pre-event that…

Eight Kenyan fintech startups to keep an eye on

With the 2007 launch of mobile-money transfer service M-Pesa by Vodacom for Safaricom, Kenya has led the world in mobile money. Inspired by this…

Endeavor Nigeria welcomes first two entrepreneurs into fold

High-growth entrepreneur organisation Endeavor has welcomed its first two entrepreneurs from Endeavor Nigeria into its network, as well as three North African entrepreneurs. In a statement last month…

Two Kenyan startups make it into WEF’s 2018 Technology Pioneers Cohort

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has named two Kenyan fintech startups, BitPesa and CarePay, as part of its 2018 Technology Pioneers cohort. BitPesa and CarePay are the…

China Africa Tech Initiative events aimed at building investor awareness

A year-old initiative which aims to introduce Chinese investors to African tech startups is currently focused on building awareness by running a series of events…

BitPesa launches in Ghana, extending presence in West Africa

Nairobi-based digital payments startup BitPesa has launched in Ghana, enabling Ghanaians to settle global payments in their local currency, the Cedi. In a press release, the fintech company…

Here’s why Kenyan startup BitPesa bought Spanish remittance platform

Nairobi-based fintech startup BitPesa has acquired a Spanish international money transfer service TransferZero. The blockchain payments platform made the announcement on its Twitter account last week…

Bitpesa partners with Bitbond to financially assist SMEs

Blockchain remittance service Bitpesa has partnered with Germany’s Bitbond, a company aimed at connecting investors to SME owners. The partnership aims to improve financial access…

BitPesa closes Series A round to value of $2.5-million

On 30 January, payments platform, BitPesa announced the completion of a Series A round of funding to the value of US$2.5-million. The Series A funding…

26 Fintech startups you absolutely need to know about [Digital All Stars]

Digital All Stars is a series of 24 articles which aims to celebrate the best of South African digital. The articles, which will appear…

Kenya’s million dollar bitcoin startup BitPesa expands to Tanzania

Kenyan bitcoin startup BitPesa is expanding to neighbouring Tanzania about a year after it launched its mobile-friendly digital currency exchange. Since then, the innovative…

Kenya’s BitPesa announces $1.1m investment led by Pantera Capital

Despite recent tales of Bitcoin’s demise, people still seem to be throwing money at startups focusing on the virtual currency, especially in the remittance space. Led…

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