Nigerian digital content distribution startup, Publiseer, has been selected for the ITU Magnet Accelerator Program taking place in Turkey from October 31 to November 5, 2019....
Fairmoney Secures $11m to Further Operations FairMoney, a financial technology company operating in Nigeria, just raised €10 million ($11 million) to expand operations in Nigeria, Ghana,...
Kuda Raises $1.6m to Kick Off Online Bank in Nigeria A Nigerian digital retail bank, Kuda, just raised $1.6 million in pre-seed funding to kick-off operations...
Nexford to Empower Entrepreneurs in Nigeria Nextford University has concluded plans to empower entrepreneurs and owners of businesses in Nigeria. This, the next-generation university said, would...
Publiseer Wins ITU Innovation Challenges 2019 in South Korea African-focused digital content distribution platform, Publiseer, has been announced a provisional winner for the ITU Innovation Challenges...
Verve Partners Discover Global to Launch International Transaction One of Africa’s leading payments technology companies, Verve, has partnered Discover Global Network to launch the Verve Global...
OPay Introduces OTrike, Tricycle Service OPay, Opera owned payments platform in Nigeria, has launched a tricycle hailing service, OTrike, in Aba. The company recently raised $50...
Tumblr Tumbles From $1.1b to $3m After years of poor revenue generation, Verizon has announced plans to sell Tumblr to Automattic Inc., the owner of WordPress....
Flutterwave Connects African Merchants to A billion Market A Lagos-based financial technology company, Flutterwave, said it has partnered Alipay, China’s largest payment company to open up...
VertoFX Secures $2m Investment Capital A business to business currency trading and African focused startup, VertoFX, just raised $2.1 million to expand operations. VertoFX developed a...