African Startups Raise $174m in January 2026 as Fintech Leads Funding
African startups raised approximately $174 million in January 2026, marking a steady start to the year amid continued caution in global venture capital markets. While funding
MTN Targets Fintech Startups to Strengthen Platform-Led Growth Across Africa
MTN is actively pursuing fintech startups in payments, lending, and remittances as part of a strategic effort to expand its digital financial ecosystem across Africa. The
MTN eyes fintech acquisitions to accelerate payments, lending and remittances push
MTN is on the lookout for fintechs in the payments, lending, and remittance space in a bid to accelerate its financial services offering, according to a
Stablecoins, rising stars of African financial revolution
There is a broad consensus among industry leaders that stablecoins are transitioning from niche cryptographic experiments into core financial infrastructure. Rather than serving as speculative
South African SME Lender Lula Secures $21M from Dutch Development Bank FMO
Lula, a South African fintech company founded in 2014 by Trevor Gosling and Michael Foley, has secured ZAR 340 million (~USD 21 million) in funding
2025 RECAP | The Nigerian Fintech Sector Expanded 70% in 2025, Says the Central Bank of Nigeria
The Nigeria financial technology industry expanded by an impressive 70 per cent in 2025, even as global economic conditions remained tough, the Central Bank of
South Africa launches its first rand-pegged stablecoin, Zaru
South Africa has entered the digital-currency era with the launch of Zaru, the country’s first institutional-grade stablecoin pegged to the rand. The launch marks a
Ripple Prime Adds Hyperliquid to Institutional DeFi Access
Ripple is extending its institutional trading infrastructure into decentralized finance with a new integration that connects its prime brokerage platform to an onchain derivatives venue,
Riyadh Air and Mastercard Forge Landmark Alliance to Redefine Global Travel Payments
Riyadh Air and Mastercard unveiled a bold strategic alliance that brings together payments, travel and technology to reshape how people and businesses experience global travel. With no legacy
KuvarPay targets Africa’s cross-border payments gap with crypto
African businesses struggling with slow, costly cross-border payments may find a new outlet in cryptocurrencies, as Lagos-based KuvarPay launches a payments platform that allows merchants