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Fara Ashiru Exits Okra After Startup Shuts Down, Joins UK’s Kernel as Head of Engineering
Fara Ashiru, the co-founder and former CEO of Nigerian fintech company Okra, has exited the company following its…
BAS Group Acquires Majority Stake in Fintech Startup Zuvy to Expand SME Lending in Nigeria
BAS Group, a Nigerian diversified financial services group, has acquired a majority stake in Zuvy, a local fintech…
Fincra Secures TPPP Licence in South Africa to Boost Cross-Border Payments
Fincra, a leading African payment infrastructure provider, has obtained a Third Party Payments Provider (TPPP) licence in South…
Carrot Credit Raises $4.2M to Expand Loan Services
Carrot Credit, a Nigerian fintech startup, has raised $4.2 million in seed funding to scale its alternative lending…
Redtech Hits ₦12 Trillion in Transactions
Fast-growing Nigerian fintech Redtech, backed by Heirs Holdings, processed over ₦12 trillion ($10 billion) in transactions in 2024…
C-One Ventures Acquires Nigerian Fintech Bankly
Investment firm C-One Ventures has fully acquired Nigerian fintech startup Bankly, a licensed microfinance bank, as part of…
CBN Fines Paystack ₦250M Over Alleged Regulatory Breach with Zap App
The Central Bank of Nigeria has slammed a ₦250 million (approx. $190,000) fine on Paystack,, for allegedly operating…
Flutterwave, Yellow Card Join Circle Payments Network to Boost Global Stablecoin Payments
Africa’s leading payment company, Flutterwave, and crypto exchange Yellow Card have joined 25 other global payment platforms under…
MonieWorld by Moniepoint Launches
Nigerian fintech unicorn Moniepoint has officially launched MonieWorld, a diaspora-focused banking platform designed to serve immigrants starting with…
PayTic Raises $4M to Expand Payment Solutions Across Africa
Moroccan fintech startup PayTic has raised $4 million in funding to strengthen its payment automation solutions and expand…