fintech

Fintech startup Wala secures equity investment from Newtown Partners

Newtown Partners, a seed-stage venture capital firm founded by Llew Claasen and Vinny Lingham, announced an investment of an undisclosed sum into Wala, a…

Visa sees major competition as cash, not fintech startups, says digital director

With cash making up 94% of financial transactions in Africa there is a plenty of opportunity for the fintech sector on the continent — says John Conlon,…

SA fintech company Electrum selected for Gartner Aspiring Innovators Programme

South African fintech company Electrum, which specialises in payments technology, has been selected to participate in the Gartner Aspiring Innovators Programme. The programme aims is…

Switzerland’s F10 launches call for fintech, regtech, insurtech startups

Swiss accelerator F10 today launched a new call applications for its P2 programme. The call is open to all startups in fintech, regtech, and insurtech. Potential…

SA’s Rehive launches Shopify-type platform for fintech apps

South African fintech startup Rehive — which aims to become the Shopify for small companies to build their own fintech apps — has launched a new platform…

Q&A: Report details fintech’s explosion across African continent

Africa has seen a boom in fintech in the last two years, with 301 startups now active in the sector on the continent, a report released…

Investors are a driving force in shaping Africa’s entrepreneurial ecosystem

If we look at the startup landscape in Africa (and read the press) it is clear that fintech is one of the fastest growing…

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