Tag: Africa

Uganda-based FinTech platform Numida has reportedly scored $2.3m in its seed funding round, which will help it expand across West Africa.

Nigeria-based InsurTech company Curacel has reportedly collected $450,000 in a pre-seed round.

FinTech firm, Stitch secured a seed round of $4m, making it the largest round raised by any API startup in Africa at the moment.

Kenyan InsurTech startup Pula has raised a $6m Series A round to boost its agricultural and digital products insurance.

Market data and infrastructure provider Refinitiv has teamed up with investigative and policy team The Sentry to help prevent African war criminals and their business networks from abusing the international financial system.

Diool, which helps small merchants in Africa accept payments, has reportedly collected $3.5m in funding to help it grow its operations.

FinTech company ChannelVAS has secured $5m in funding from investment firm Convergence Partners.

Conversational AI platform FinChatBot has received £1.2m, as it looks to expand internationally.

Ghana's parliament has introduced its new Cybersecurity Act 2020 to protect children and companies from abuse and digital threats.

Turaco, which provides insurance policies to people across Africa, has reportedly closed a $2m seed funding round.