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Unlocking prosperity: Africa embraces digital payments

Africa, long reliant on cash transactions, is undergoing a transformative shift towards digital payments. According to insights shared by Joel Bronkowski, country lead…

Top web startup events in South Africa [27/09/2021]

For this week’s lineup of enthralling events, startup founders will have the opportunity to learn how to utilise data to establish an effective product-market…

African money gateway Paystack launches in South Africa

Nigerian fintech startup Paystack, a company that provides various payment gateways for businesses, has announced the launch of its offering in South Africa. The…

Nigerian tech startup acquired by US fintech

Nigerian fintech startup, Paystack, has recently been acquired by an American fintech to establish a convenient payment system in Africa. The startup assists with…

In conversation with Abdulrahman Jogbojogbo, product marketer at Paystack

Paystack is known for being one of the first startups to disrupt payments in Nigeria. According to the startup, over 60 000 businesses in…

Ingressive Capital grows African tech fund to $10m

Lagos based venture capital (VC) fund Ingressive Capital has announced that it has doubled its investment fund to $10-million, to back high-growth, tech-enabled startups…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [22/04/2020]

SA insurtech Yalu has reported a jump in retrenchment benefit queries as the Covid-19 pandemic begins to bite. The finding is in step with…

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…

Ingressive Capital launches new call for African tech startups to tap $5m fund

Ingressive Capital, a $5-million venture fund focused on early-stage African startups, is looking to invest tickets sizes of up to $100 000 in tech…

Nigerian payments startup Paystack raises $8m in Series A round led by Stripe

Nigerian payments startup Paystack has raised $8-million in a Series A funding round led by US payments company Stripe. US tech publication Tech Crunch…

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…

Google Launchpad Accelerator announces six African startup for fourth class

Four Nigerian startups and one each from Kenya and South Africa will join 27 other startups at the 4th class of Google’s Launchpad Accelerator. The…

Paystack closes $1.3-million seed investment

Nigerian fintech startup Paystack, backed by Y-Combinator, has closed on US$1.3-million in Seed Funding. “Having painstakingly identified the many barriers that merchants on the continent have when…

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