European and North American fintech companies raised a total of $8.9 billion in VC capital in Q3 2020, a 17% year-over-year (YoY) increase. However, according to...
Interswitch, the leading payment processing company headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, is Africa’s most valuable start-up at a US$ 1 billion valuation. Founded in 2002, Interswitch uses...
In a bid to deepen business and individual capabilities across the African continent, Prof. Ndubuisi Ekekwe, Founder of Fasmicro and the Lead faculty, Tekedia Institute, on...
The total value of fintech investments worldwide fell by 16% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) to $12.15 billion in Q3 2020. However, deal volume grew by 26% to 716...
The world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos, has invested in an African fintech start-up, Chipper Cash, according to the latest report from Tech Crunch. Chipper Cash, a...
As part of the commitment to creating opportunities and facilitating development in Africa, WorldRemit, the global digital money transfer service, has today announced the launch of its...
There was a 36% year-over-year (YoY) increase in contactless transactions in Ireland, reaching $3.4 billion in Q3 2020. Similarly, transaction volume surged by 77% YoY to...
Financial Technology Startups in Nigeria Raised $122 Million in 2019 Financial Technology (fintech) startups in Nigeria raised a combined $122 million in 2019, according to the...
Financial Technology Firms Raised $554 Million Investment Capital Last Week Financial Technology (Fintech) companies raised a combined $554.17 million from investment rounds last week. A data...
Vault, its global money app and card service, has experienced a jump in enquiries of 67% in Quarter 3. Growing demand for green, paperless banking and...