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‘Payments, commerce & logistics are key,’ says Flutterwave

“The three major pillars that can help Africans effectively leverage digital transformation for inclusive and sustainable development are payment, commerce and logistics,” said Flutterwave…

8 000 Nigerians apply for spot on Flutterwave programme

More than 8 000 young Nigerians have already applied for the 200 open spots on a new graduate trainee programme hosted by Flutterwave, Africa’s…

Flutterwave accounts frozen in Kenya amid court probe

A court in Kenya has frozen more than $40 million in accounts belonging to an Africa-focused payments giant, Flutterwave, under the country’s anti-money laundering…

Flutterwave raises $250M, now valued at over $3B

Flutterwave, the African fintech founded in 2016 that helps businesses make and accept payments anywhere from across Africa and around the world announced, has…

Flutterwave and Worldpay partner to improve online card payments for eCommerce businesses in SA and Nigeria

Nigerian fintech startup Flutterwave has partnered with Worldpay, a leading payments technology solutions company from FIS, to assist businesses in South Africa and Nigeria…

African fintech startup secures $170-million

African fintech startup Flutterwave has secured $170-million in funding in a Series C round led by Avenir Growth Capital and Tiger Global Management LLC…

Nigerian fintech Flutterwave raises $35m Series-B round

Flutterwave, a US-based fintech startup founded by Nigerians, has raised a $35-million Series-B round led by US venture capital firms Greycroft and eVentures. CRE…

Here’s who won at the 2019 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards

The 2019 edition of the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards were held last night in Cape Town with 14 winners from across the continent scooping accolades….

Big names are among 41 African startups in Lisbon this week for Web Summit

UPDATE (8 November): Subsequent to the publication of this story, Swiss medtech startup Nutrix was announced as Web Summit’s Pitch winner. Forty-one startups from…

Here are the finalists of the fifth AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards

Technology news portal and advisory service AppsAfrica has released the shortlist for the finalists of the fifth edition of the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards. The…

Stop mixing up innovation-led firms with SME argues former Flutterwave CEO

Policy makers must stop mixing up innovation-led enterprises with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as the two are completely different from one another, argues…

Endeavor welcomes six new African entrepreneurs into fold

Six new entrepreneurs from three African countries have been selected to join Endeavor, a non-profit organisation that supports high-impact entrepreneurs around the world. The…

Here are the African startups that pitched at Y Combinator’s Winter 2019 Demo Day

At least seven African startups were among the 189 companies that participated at Y Combinator‘s Winter 2019 Demo Day on Monday and Tuesday this…

It’s a lie, says investor over Polish man’s Nigerian ‘Godfather’ blackmail claims [Updated]

UPDATE (18 October 2019): Marek Zmyslowski has released a tell-all book after Interpol in May 2019 took down the Red Notice it issued in…

US-based Nigerian fintech Flutterwave closes $10m Series-A extension round

US-based Nigerian fintech startup Flutterwave has closed a $10-million Series-A extension round bringing the total amount the startup has raised since its launch two…

Here are the 2018 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards finalists

Tech portal and advisory service AppsAfrica.com has announced the finalists of the fourth AppsAfrica Innovation Awards. The winners of this year’s awards will be announced in…

AWS full day Cape Town event to feature pitching, deep dives, panel discussions

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced that it will host a full-day event for startup founders and technical staff. The event — which is…

Meet the African entrepreneurs who took part in Jack Ma’s eFounders Fellowship

Just days after attending a 11-day training programme run by Alibaba founder Jack Ma, Chadian tech entrepreneur Andreas Koumato says he’s learnt to look at his…

Google drops $50 000 grant for Launchpad Accelerator for fifth cohort

Google has dropped a $50 000 grant for each startup selected for its fifth Launchpad Accelerator, which starts next month, the programme’s manager Josh…

UK startup shines at 2017 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards with two prizes

UK-based startup what3words that operates in Africa and has developed a unique geocoding address has clinched two awards at the 2017 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards held in Cape Town. The four-year old startup…

Meet the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2017 finalists

AppsAfrica.com, a tech portal and advisory service, yesterday announced the shortlisted finalists for the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2017. Entries for the annual awards, now…

Cactus Capital invests over R1-million in African startups

Investment firm Cactus Capital has announced investments in growth-stage fintech startups Flutterwave and E-Factor. This makes it the second and third investments the firm has concluded…

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